Castle Rock, South Dakota

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.}}

Castle Rock is an unincorporated community in Butte County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.{{GNIS|1260987}}

History

A post office called Castle Rock was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1972.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Butte | title=Butte County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 January 2015}} The community took its name from Castle Rock Butte.{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title= South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=93|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=30}}

Today Castle Rock is grouped around a farm located on South Dakota Highway 79, approximately 17 miles north of Newell.

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Butte County, South Dakota

Category:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota