Greenwood, Charles Mix County, South Dakota

Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

A post office called Greenwood was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1965.[2] The community was named for a grove of trees near the original town site.[3]

gollark: I think I've *told* Tux1 about them a few times, so it's their fault.
gollark: I agree completely. The inevitability of apioforms is inevitably inevitable.
gollark: Apioforms have been explained MORE THAN -7 TIMES, if you don't know now it's your own fault.
gollark: Scientific American is lying to you, bees have existed before time itself.
gollark: The "bee" thing emerged in around late April, and apioforms began to exist around July.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, Charles Mix County, South Dakota
  2. "Charles Mix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 40.



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