Mud Butte, South Dakota
Mud Butte is a former village, now a diffuse unincorporated community, located in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It roughly lies along U.S. Route 212, 55 miles northeast of the city of Sturgis. Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m). Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.
History
Mud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud. A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.
References
- ^ "Mud Butte, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The WPA Guide to South Dakota. WPA. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87351-552-8.
- ^ Dinosaur Skeleton Excavated. Toledo Blade. December 27, 1981. p. 11.
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