Coal Springs, South Dakota

Coal Springs is a 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]

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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.



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