Owanka, South Dakota
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.[2] Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767.[3]
History
The first settlement at Owanka was made in 1888.[4] A post office called Owanka was established in 1907.[5] Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground."[6]
Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka.[7] In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits.[1]
South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference:[8]
References
- ^ a b "Owanka's few and faithful like the peace and quiet". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owanka, South Dakota
- ^ "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 54.
- ^ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ 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. 111.
- ^ What Happened To Owanka? at the Internet Archive PDF (328KB)
- ^ "Owanka Ghost Town". Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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