Kampeska, South Dakota

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

History

Kampeska was platted in 1883.[2] The community took its name from nearby Lake Kampeska.[2] The Kampeska post office closed in 1928.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kampeska, South Dakota
  2. 1 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. pp. 88–89.
  3. ↑ "Codington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

Coordinates: 44°52′48″N 97°16′07″W / 44.88000°N 97.26861°W / 44.88000; -97.26861

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