Junius, South Dakota
Junius, South Dakota | |
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  Junius Location within South Dakota  Junius Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°0′07″N 97°2′44″W / 44.00194°N 97.04556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 1,749 ft (533 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57057 |
| Area code | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267055[1] |
Junius is an unincorporated community in Lake County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[2]
History
Junius was originally called Midway, and under the latter name was laid out in 1878.[3] The present name honors Junius, the son of a railroad official.[3] A post office called Junius was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1957.[4]
On June 7th, 1993, an F4 tornado touched down near the community and passed just east of the area. 4 people were injured in the tornado, and it was part of the larger but poorly documented tornado outbreak from the 7th to the 9th.
References
- ↑ "Junius, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junius, South Dakota
- 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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