Elrod, South Dakota
Elrod is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
History
Elrod was originally called Ida. The community's present name is for Samuel H. Elrod, a personal friend of the original owner of the town site; Samuel Elrod later served as Governor of South Dakota from 1905 to 1907. A post office was established as Ida in 1883, renamed Elrod in 1884, and the post office was discontinued in 1954.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elrod, South Dakota
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
- ^ 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. 68.
- ^ Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). South Dakota: Its History and Its People. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 85.
- ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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