Owanka, South Dakota

Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.[2] Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767.[3]

Owanka, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Abandoned grain elevator in Owanka
Owanka Location of Owanka in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 44°01′19″N 102°35′14″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Pennington
Population estimate from Rapid City Journal newspaper article[1]
• Total	2
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	57767
Area code(s)	605

History

The first settlement at Owanka was made in 1888.[4] A post office called Owanka was established in 1907.[5] Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground."[6]

Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka.[7] In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits.[1]

South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference:[8]

References

1. "Owanka's few and faithful like the peace and quiet". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-23.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owanka, South Dakota
3. "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 54.
5. "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
6. 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. 111.
7. What Happened To Owanka? at the Internet Archive PDF (328KB)
8. "Owanka Ghost Town". Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-23.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)