Iron Nation, South Dakota

Iron Nation is an extinct town in Lyman County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Iron Nation was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1938.^[1] The post office coords were 44°07′24″N 99°44′57″W / 44.1233206°N 99.7492811°W / 44.1233206; -99.7492811.^[2] The town had the name of Iron Nation, a Brulé Lakota chief.^[3]

References

↑ "Lyman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iron Nation Post Office (historical)
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.

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

County seat: Kennebec

City	Presho

Towns	Kennebec Oacoma Reliance

CDPs	Lower Brule Vivian

Unincorporated communities	Iona Lyman

Indian reservations	Lower Brule Indian Reservation‡ Rosebud Indian Reservation‡

Ghost town	Iron Nation

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

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