Ellingson, South Dakota
Ellingson is a ghost town in Perkins County, 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]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellingson (historical)
- "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- 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.
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