Kary is a ghost town in Mellette County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History[edit]
A post office called Kary was established in 1925, and remained in operation until 1946.[2] The town has the name of a local family.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kary (historical)
- ^ "Mellette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
43°25′04″N 101°05′14″W / 43.41778°N 101.08722°W