Viewfield is an unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.[1]
Viewfield, South Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 44°12′43″N 102°49′47″W / 44.21194°N 102.82972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Meade |
Elevation | 2,812 ft (857 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 605 |
GNIS feature ID | 1261075[1] |
Panoramic views over the surrounding fields can be had from the town site, hence the name.[2]
Notable person
edit- Walter Dale Miller, 29th Governor of South Dakota, was born in Viewfield.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Viewfield, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 65.
- ^ NNDB-Walter Dale Miller