Boneita Springs, South Dakota

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

History

Boneita Springs was laid out in 1908, and named from the Spanish diminutive meaning "beautiful" springs.^[2] A post office called Boneita Springs was in operation from 1908 until 1944.^[3] The name

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneita Springs, South Dakota
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 27.
↑ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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

County seat: Sturgis

Cities	Box Elder‡ Faith Piedmont Sturgis Summerset

CDPs	Blackhawk Blucksberg Mountain Ellsworth AFB‡ Union Center

Other unincorporated communities	Bend Boneita Springs Cedar Canyon Dalzell Elm Springs Enning Fairpoint Haydraw Hereford Howes Marcus Maurine Mud Butte Opal Plainview Stoneville Tilford Viewfield White Owl

Indian reservations	Cheyenne River Indian Reservation‡ Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Avance Big Bottom Clough Edson Fox Ridge Sulphur

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

Coordinates: 44°26′42″N 102°33′45″W / 44.44500°N 102.56250°W / 44.44500; -102.56250

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