Sanator, South Dakota

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

History

A post office called Sanator was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1962.^[2] The community derived its name from the local South Dakota Tuberculosis Sanitorium.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanator, South Dakota
↑ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.

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

Coordinates: 43°41′48″N 103°36′21″W / 43.69667°N 103.60583°W / 43.69667; -103.60583

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