Melvin, South Dakota

Melvin is an ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History

Melvin contained a post office from 1889 until 1890.^[2] The town was named for Melvin Perkins, the son of an early settler.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melvin, South Dakota
↑ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
↑ 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. p. 101.

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

County seat: Custer

City	Custer

Towns	Buffalo Gap Fairburn Hermosa Pringle

Unincorporated communities	Blue Bell Dewey Folsom Four Mile Sanator Vestal Springs

Ghost towns	Bismuth Melvin Spokane Urban

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