White Owl, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
44°35′32″N 102°25′51″W / 44.59222°N 102.43083°W / 44.59222; -102.43083CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCountyMeadeNamed forWhite Owl CreekElevation
2,792 ft (851 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP codes
57792
Area code605FIPS code46-71260[1]GNIS feature ID1258970[1]

White Owl (also Whiteowl) is an unincorporated rural village in east central Meade County, South Dakota, United States, with a population of 61 as of the 2010 census. It lies along Highway 34, 55 miles (89 km) east of the city of Sturgis, the county seat and was established in 1890, and opened as the first post office in Meade County in 1893.[2] Its elevation is 2,792 feet (851 m). The village has a fashion boutique, a Baptist church, a Community Center, a graveyard, and a post office, with the ZIP code of 57792.[3]

The community took its name from nearby White Owl Creek.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
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