Lyman, South Dakota

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

History

Lyman was originally called McGill, and under the latter name was laid out in 1919.^[2] The present name is after the county in which Lyman is located.^[1]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyman
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 49.

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

County seat: Kennebec

City	Presho

Towns	Kennebec Oacoma Reliance

CDPs	Lower Brule Vivian

Unincorporated communities	Iona Lyman

Indian reservations	Lower Brule Indian Reservation‡ Rosebud Indian Reservation‡

Ghost town	Iron Nation

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

Coordinates: 43°52′52″N 99°44′22″W / 43.88111°N 99.73944°W / 43.88111; -99.73944

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