Zell, South Dakota

Zell is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Zell has been in operation since 1885.[2] Zell was platted in 1886.[3] Some say the community's name honors the local Zell family of settlers,[4] while others believe the community was named after one or more of the places named Zell in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zell, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Faulk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 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. 142.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 69.

Coordinates: 44°53′49″N 98°43′42″W / 44.89694°N 98.72833°W / 44.89694; -98.72833


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