White Butte is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] It is just north of the Grand River National Grassland.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called White Butte was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1960.[3] The community took its name from nearby White Butte.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Butte, South Dakota
- ^ Map of the Grand River National Grassland
- ^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
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45°56′26″N 102°21′45″W / 45.94056°N 102.36250°W
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