Elrod, South Dakota
Elrod is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Elrod was originally called Ida.[2] 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.[2][3] A post office was established as Ida in 1883, renamed Elrod in 1884, and the post office was discontinued in 1954.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elrod, South Dakota
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 17 March 2015.
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Coordinates: 44°53′11″N 97°34′25″W / 44.88639°N 97.57361°W