Melvin, South Dakota
Melvin is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Melvin contained a post office from 1889 until 1890.[2] The town was named for Melvin Perkins, the son of an early settler.[3]
gollark: I should allow you to call numbers.
gollark: No, I mean if I make 2 + 2 be 5 it'll probably break some applications.
gollark: I worry that this will break much backwards compatibility... maybe behind some sort of annoyingly global flag?
gollark: Ah, yes, a wise suggestion.
gollark: Or just 5, instead of 120.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melvin, South Dakota
- "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 101.
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