Jump to content

Coal Springs, South Dakota

Coordinates: 45°26′30″N 102°06′28″W / 45.44167°N 102.10778°W / 45.44167; -102.10778
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2600:1014:b10a:9785:3d47:e592:35f4:560a (talk) at 03:27, 17 May 2018. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Coal Springs is an ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

History

Coal Springs was laid out in 1908, and named for the fact the community was located in a coal mining district.[2] A post office called Coal Springs was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1954.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Springs, South Dakota
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

45°26′30″N 102°06′28″W / 45.44167°N 102.10778°W / 45.44167; -102.10778