Pedro, South Dakota

Pedro
Populated area
Pedro
Coordinates: 44°25′12″N 102°07′08″W / 44.42°N 102.119°W / 44.42; -102.119Coordinates: 44°25′12″N 102°07′08″W / 44.42°N 102.119°W / 44.42; -102.119
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Pennington
Elevation 2,031 ft (619 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Pedro is a populated place in Pennington County, South Dakota.[1] Pedro once had a population of 300 and had its own newspaper, the Pedro Bugle, but is now a ghost town.[2]

The community's name was selected during a game of Pedro.[3]

References

  1. "Pedro - Local Area Photos and Information". SD HomeTown Locator. HTL. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. "Carrie Ingalls". Keystone Area Historical Society. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 56.



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