Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota

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

History

Gayville was named for two brothers, Alfred and Wiliam Gay, who started the mining community in 1875.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota
↑ Mitchell, Steven T. (16 December 2010). Nuggets to Neutrinos: The Homestake Story. Xlibris Corporation. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-4568-3947-5.

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

County seat: Deadwood

Cities	Central City Deadwood Lead Spearfish Whitewood

Township	St. Onge

CDPs	North Spearfish Saint Onge

Other unincorporated communities	Beaver Crossing Benchmark Brownsville Cheyenne Crossing Chinatown Englewood Galena Gayville Hanna Nemo Roubaix Terry

Ghost towns	Blacktail Carbonate Crook City Crown Hill Flatiron Greenwood Lancaster City Maitland Nahant Novak Ragged Top Terraville Tinton Trojan

Coordinates: 44°22′15″N 103°45′37″W / 44.37083°N 103.76028°W / 44.37083; -103.76028

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