Conata, South Dakota

Conata is an extinct town in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

History

Conata had its start in 1907 when the Milwaukee Railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office called Conata was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1954.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conata, South Dakota
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
↑ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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°43′43″N 102°11′20″W / 43.72861°N 102.18889°W / 43.72861; -102.18889

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