Holabird, South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°31′23″N 99°35′53″W / 44.52306°N 99.59806°W / 44.52306; -99.59806
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Holabird, South Dakota
Holabird is located in South Dakota
Holabird
Holabird
Holabird is located in the United States
Holabird
Holabird
Coordinates: 44°31′23″N 99°35′53″W / 44.52306°N 99.59806°W / 44.52306; -99.59806
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHyde
Elevation1,791 ft (546 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57540
GNIS feature ID1265655[1]

Holabird is an unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota, United States.[2]

History[edit]

Holabird was the maiden name of a railroad official's wife, the daughter of Connecticut lieutenant governor William S. Holabird.[3] The community got its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] A post office was established in Holabird in 1884 but is no longer in operation: Holabird mail services are provided by the post office in Highmore.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holabird, South Dakota
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holabird, South Dakota
  3. ^ 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. 84.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.
  5. ^ "Hyde County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.