Rumford, South Dakota
Rumford is an unincorporated community in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on South Dakota Highway 471 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Edgemont. Rumford is not tracked by the Census Bureau and shares a ZIP code (57735) with Edgemont and other surrounding towns and rural areas.
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Coordinates: 43°7′36″N 103°41′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Fall River |
Elevation | 3,517 ft (1,072 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-56700[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1262342[2] |
Rumford had its start in 1889 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3]
References in popular culture
Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys included the song "Rumford, South Dakota, is No More" on their 1974 "Snowfall" album.
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gollark: I don't know if you actually can. You definitely can't tell *in advance* if they won't be.
gollark: The main issue is that the dictator does not have much of an incentive to be good once they're in power. At least in modern democracies you have a *bit*.
gollark: And that would probably result in the testing authority being de facto ruler.
gollark: You can't, I think, test in a way which could not be faked by a not-good dictator.
References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.
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