Bad Nation Township, Mellette County, South Dakota

Bad Nation Township is a township in Mellette County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History

The township has the name of Bad Nation, a Native American chieftain.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bad Nation Township, Mellette County, South Dakota
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 25.

Municipalities and communities of Mellette County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: White River

City	White River

Town	Wood

CDPs	Corn Creek Norris

Unincorporated communities	Badnation Cedar Butte Mosher

Indian reservation	Rosebud Indian Reservation‡

Ghost town	Kary

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°36′01″N 100°20′35″W / 43.6003°N 100.3430°W / 43.6003; -100.3430

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