Fox Ridge, South Dakota

Fox Ridge is an extinct town in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

History

A post office called Fox Ridge was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1940.^[2] The town had the name of Fox, an Indian outlaw who was killed at a nearby ridge.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fox Ridge, South Dakota
↑ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 38.

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°59′40″N 102°31′32″W / 44.99444°N 102.52556°W / 44.99444; -102.52556

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