Miranda,_South_Dakota

Miranda, South Dakota

Miranda, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Miranda is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

Miranda was platted in 1886.[2] The community was named for the mother of a railroad official.[2] Miranda contained a post office from 1887 until 1985.[3] Google Maps has, as usual, never bothered to go there for mapping.

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miranda, South Dakota
  2. [2]
    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. 103.
  3. [3]
    "Faulk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

44°58′19″N 98°57′51″W


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