Holabird, South Dakota

Holabird, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Holabird
Holabird
Coordinates: 44°31′23″N 99°35′52″W / 44.52306°N 99.59778°W / 44.52306; -99.59778Coordinates: 44°31′23″N 99°35′52″W / 44.52306°N 99.59778°W / 44.52306; -99.59778
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Hyde
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 57540

Holabird is an unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota, United States.[1] Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Holabird has been assigned the ZIP code of 57540.

History

Holabird was the maiden name of a railroad official's wife, the daughter of Connecticut lieutenant governor William S. Holabird.[2] The community had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established in Holabird in 1884.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holabird, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 84.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "Hyde County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.


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