Booge, South Dakota

Booge is an unincorporated community in Red Rock Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The community sits on a major route of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, and it is a half-way point between Garretson, South Dakota and Manley, Minnesota.

Geography

Booge is located at 43°38′45″N 96°27′36″W / 43.645806°N 96.460041°W / 43.645806; -96.460041Coordinates: 43°38′45″N 96°27′36″W / 43.645806°N 96.460041°W / 43.645806; -96.460041.^[1] Booge sits 2 ¹⁄₂ miles (4.0 km) north of Interstate 90 on the Minnesota border on CR(county road)-130 and one mile (2 km) west of Minnesota State Highway 23.

History

Booge was named after C.A. Booge, an official of the Sioux City and Northern Railroad Company on January 21, 1891. Booge was responsible for getting the railroad line extended into South Dakota.

References

↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

External links

History of Booge, courtesy of the Argus Leader.

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

County seat: Sioux Falls

Cities	Baltic Brandon Colton Crooks Dell Rapids Garretson Hartford Sioux Falls‡ Valley Springs

Towns	Humboldt Sherman

CDPs	Anderson Meadow View Addition Pine Lakes Addition Renner Corner

Other unincorporated communities	Benclare Booge Corson Ellis Lyons Morefield Renner Rowena

Townships	Benton Brandon Buffalo Burk Clear Lake Dell Rapids Edison Grand Meadow Hartford Highland Humboldt Logan Lyons Mapleton Palisade Red Rock Split Rock Sverdrup Taopi Valley Springs Wall Lake Wayne Wellington

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

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