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Ellingson, South Dakota

Coordinates: 45°52′00″N 102°52′12″W / 45.86667°N 102.87000°W / 45.86667; -102.87000
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Ellingson is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

A post office called Ellingson was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] A. C. Ellingson, an early postmaster, gave the town his name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellingson (historical)
  2. ^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

45°52′00″N 102°52′12″W / 45.86667°N 102.87000°W / 45.86667; -102.87000