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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
White Owl
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°35′32″N 102°25′51″W / 44.59222°N 102.43083°W / 44.59222; -102.43083
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMeade
Named forWhite Owl Creek
Elevation2,792 ft (851 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes57792
Area code605
FIPS code46-71260
GNIS feature ID1258970

White Owl (also Whiteowl) is an unincorporated rural village in east central Meade County, South Dakota, United States, with a population of 61 as of the 2010 census. It lies along Highway 34, 55 miles (89 km) east of the city of Sturgis, the county seat and was established in 1890, and opened as the first post office in Meade County in 1893. Its elevation is 2,792 feet (851 m). The village has a fashion boutique, a Baptist church, a Community Center, a graveyard, and a post office, with the ZIP code of 57792.

The community took its name from nearby White Owl Creek.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
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County seat: Sturgis
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