Ajax, South Dakota

Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

The community was named for Ajax, a hero in Greek mythology.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ajax, South Dakota
↑ 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. 35.

Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: Rapid City

Cities	Box Elder‡ Hill City New Underwood Rapid City

Towns	Keystone Quinn Wall Wasta

CDPs	Ashland Heights Colonial Pine Hills Green Valley Johnson Siding Rapid Valley

Other unincorporated communities	Ajax Caputa Creston Deerfield Ellsworth AFB‡ Farmingdale Hisega Imlay Mystic Owanka Rochford Rockerville Scenic Silver City Three Forks

Ghost towns	Addie Camp Conata Creighton Etta Moon Myers City Pactola Pedro Sheridan Tigerville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°53′51″N 103°10′55″W / 43.89750°N 103.18194°W / 43.89750; -103.18194

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