Moon, South Dakota

Moon is an extinct town in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

History

Moon was laid out by T. J. Sherwood in 1910, and named in honor of Jack Moon, its first inhabitant.[2] A post office called Moon was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1953.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moon, South Dakota
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
  3. "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2016.


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