Rockyford, South Dakota

Rockyford is an unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1] It is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

History

A post office called Rockyford was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1958.^[2] The community was named for a rocky ford on the river near the town site.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockyford, South Dakota
^ "Shannon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.

43°29′50″N 102°30′08″W / 43.49722°N 102.50222°W / 43.49722; -102.50222

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockyford, South Dakota

[2] "Shannon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[3] Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.

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