Amherst, South Dakota
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
45°44′17″N 97°55′16″W / 45.73806°N 97.92111°W / 45.73806; -97.9211157421
Amherst is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.
History
A post office called Amherst was established in 1887.[2] The community most likely takes its name from Amherst, Massachusetts.[3]
Approximately two and half miles southeast of the village a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline caused what is being called the largest oil spill in South Dakota history on November 16, 2017.[4] The spill is an area about 100 yards in radius within a conservation reserve field about a mile east of 416 Avenue south of the village.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amherst, South Dakota
- ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 21.
- ^ Schmidt, Kayleigh. (17 November 2017). "Landowner near Keystone Pipeline leak says he isn't surprised". KSFY website Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Marvel, Shannon. (18 November 2017). "TransCanada: 'This is our responsibility, plain and simple' ". Aberdeen News website Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Britton
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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