Blackpipe, South Dakota

Blackpipe
Unincorporated community
Blackpipe
Location within the state of South Dakota
Blackpipe
Blackpipe (the US)
Coordinates: 43°20′38″N 101°16′29″W / 43.34389°N 101.27472°W / 43.34389; -101.27472Coordinates: 43°20′38″N 101°16′29″W / 43.34389°N 101.27472°W / 43.34389; -101.27472
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Bennett
Elevation 2,917 ft (889 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID 1261097[1]

Blackpipe is an unincorporated community in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States. GNIS also states a post office was there in 1940.

Prior to the opening of a convenience store in 2014, residents had to travel across county lines to Parmelee or White River to get gas. The store was funded by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Four Band Community Fund, Inc. in Eagle Butte.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackpipe, South Dakota
  2. Waln, Vi (2014-08-07). "Black Pipe Hosts Grand Opening of C-Store". Lakota Country Times. Retrieved 2016-08-15.


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