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Name Township Section Notes Class
Allen District No. 55 Colman 3 Consolidated with Colman School
Allenton (Historical) Colman 15 Original name for Colman Locale
Alliance, Township of Alliance Civil
American Fur Company Trading Post Flandreau 23 Built by Philander Prescott Locale
Anderson Slough Lynn 30 Lake
Anna Hardin Park Flandreau 21 Named for wife of D. Hardin; Approved by Act of Congress, August 21, 1916
Locale
ARCADIA FARM - Barron Brothers Ward 20 Farm
Ash Grove District No. 67 Colman 27 Consolidated with Colman School
ASHWOOD FARM - S.S. Yunt Grovena 29 Farm
Avera Flandreau Medical Center Flandreau 21 Locale
Babcock Corner Grovena 4 AKA Three-Mile Corner Locale
Bachelor Creek Enterprise 2 Stream
Bandshell, Flandreau Flandreau 21 Locale
Battle Creek Fremont 5 Stream
Bell District No. 22 Clare 20 AKA Coon, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Bennett’s Corner Grovena 4 Locale
Bethania Lutheran Cemetery Alliance 18 Cemetery
Bethania Lutheran Church Alliance 18 Founded June 1888 - Merged with Olso Lutheran Church
Church
Big Bend of the Big Sioux Flandreau 21 Locale
Big Sioux Baptist Church Flandreau 21 Church
Big Sioux River Stream
Big Sioux Rural Water Plant Grovena 7 Locale
Blinsmon (Historical) Blinsmon 12 Post Office established 1876 - discontinued 1893
Locale
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Blinsmon District No. 9 Blinsmon 11 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Blinsmon, Township of Blinsmon Civil
Bolles District No. 56 Jefferson 1 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Brain (Historical) Ward Locale
Brookfield (historical) Blinsmon 18 Post Office established 1873 - changed to Trent 1887
Locale
Brookfield Creek Enterprise 24 Stream
BROOKSIDE FARM - G. H. Moxon Grovena 28 Farm
Brown's Corner Grovena 7 Corner wher original Highway 34 entered Egan
Locale
CEDAR LAWN FARM - H. R. Wiley Grovena 27 Farm
Chamberlain (Historical) Clare 23 Located in 1877, sitee of sale barn for registered horses
Locale
Chamberlain District No. 27 Clare 14 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Flandreau 28 Moved January 1980 to old Robert's house, affliated with Pipestone Stake
Church
Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church Flandreau 28 Church
Clare Lutheran Cemetery Clare 14 Cemetery
Clare Lutheran Church Clare 14 Church
Clare Township Hall Clare 14 Building
Clare, Township of Clare Civil
Cliffs, the Flandreau 23 Steep bank south of swimming hole for jumping into Big Sioux
Feature
Clifton (Historical) Union Post Office established 1878 - discontinued 1883
Locale
CLOVERDALE FARM - Edwin F. Henry Lone Rock 5 Farm
Coleman District No. 63 Riverview 20 School
Colman Cemetery Colman 22 Cemetery
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Colman Community Center Colman 15 Locale
Colman Independent District No. 30 Colman 15 Consolidated with Flandreau and Egan School
Colman Lutheran Church Colman Church
Colman Methodist Episcopal Church Colman 15 Church
Colman Recreation Center Colman 15 Golf course, swimming pool and campground
Locale
Colman, City of Colman 15 Post Office established 1881 Civil
Colman, Township of Colman Civil
Colman-Egan School Colman 15 School
Concordia Lutheran Church Clare 14 Church
Cottonwood District No. 71 Ward 9 Consolidated with Elkton School
Culver District No. 72 Grovena 9 Consolidated with Egan School
Dahl Pioneer Cemetery Clare 10 Cemetery
Dailey District No. 18 Lone Rock 32 AKA Gray, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Dakota Land Company of St. Paul Flandreau site
Flandreau 23 Locale
Dakota Layers Egg Plant Spring Creek 15 Locale
Dane Hall Lynn 30 Locale
DeVaney District No. 25 Enterprise 18 AKA Whaley, 1894 - Consolidated with Dell Rapids
School
Dexter District No. 14 Spring Creek 8 AKA Cheatham, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Dockstader District No. 4 Enterprise 9 Consolidated with Dell Rapids School
Doyle District No. 16 Clare 26 Consolidated with Egan School
Drop-off Flandreau 10 Teen hangout near old FIS dump Feature
Durland District No. 7 Riverview 8 AKA Belding, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
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Dyce Post Office (Historical) Jefferson 8 Post Office established 1898 - discontinued 1902
Locale
Effata/Midway Cemetery Fremont 25 Cemetery
Egan Baptist Grovena 7 Church
Egan Independent District No. 1 Grovena 7 Consolidated with Colman School
Egan Methodist Church Grovena 7 Church
Egan Mounds Grovena 20 Cemetery
Egan, City of Egan/Grovena Post Office established 1880 - discontinued 2006
Civil
Egan, Township of Egan Civil
Elm Grove District No. 73 Egan 33 Dissolved to Districts 4, 24, 25 and 50 School
Enterprise (Historical) Enterprise 8 Post Office established 1879 - discontinued 1879
Locale
Enterprise, Township of Enterprise Civil
EVERGREEN FARM - E. Hebner Jefferson 28 Farm
Faris District No. 45 Flandreau 4 Consolidated with Flandreau School
First Moody County School Flandreau 21 Locale
First Presbyterian Cemetery Flandreau 15 Cemetery
First Presbyterian Church Flandreau 15 Church
Flandrau (Historical) Flandreau 21 Locale
Flandreau Aquatic Center Flandreau 21 Locale
Flandreau City Park Flandreau 23 Locale
Flandreau Colony Flandreau 23 Locale
Flandreau Creek Flandreau 23 Stream
Flandreau Dam Flandreau 21 Locale
Flandreau Golf Course Flandreau 21 Locale
Flandreau Independent District No. 3 Flandreau 21 School
Flandreau Indian School Flandreau 21 School
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Flandreau Municipal Airport Grovena 9 Airport
Flandreau Prairie Church Clare 11 Church
Flandreau Reservation Flandreau Civil
Flandreau, City of Flandreau 28 Post Office established 1871 Civil
Flandreau, Township of Flandreau Civil
Fletcher District No. 28 Union 17 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Frankfort (Historical) Ward 9 Post Office established 1878 - Changed to Groveland 1882
Locale
Fremont, Township of Fremont Civil
FSST Community Hall Flandreau 16 Locale
FSST Pow-wow Grounds Flandreau Locale
FSST Tribal Office Flandreau 21 Locale
Gale (Historical) Egan 20 Post Office established 1879 - discontinued 1881
Locale
Gale Ridge District No. 24 Egan 28 AKA Dodge, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman and Egan
School
Galla (historical) Fremont 3 Post Office established 1882 - discontinued 1900
Locale
Galla District No. 23 Fremont 11 AKA Winegar, 1894 - Consolidated with Brookings
School
GAR Encampment Ground Flandreau 21 Locale
German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Ward 10 Cemetery
German Evangelical Lutheran, Original site Ward 10 Church
Gibbsville (Historical) Flandreau 23 Locale
Gilley District No. 61 Egan 8 AKA French, 1895 - Consolidated with Egan
School
Glen Roy (Historical) Clare 5 Post Office established 1879 - discontinued 1879
Locale
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Golf Course Bridge Flandreau 23 Original crossing to Flandreau Golf Course from City Park
Feature
Groveland (Historical) Ward 9 Post Office established 1882 - discontinued 1888
Locale
Grovena, Township of Grovena Civil
Halver’s Hill Flandreau 9 Steep downhill road leading to a bridge over Big Sioux, now closed
Locale
Harmony District No. 33 Spring Creek 11 AKA Davis, 1894; Cobb, 1896 - Consolidated with Egan
School
HEALY HOMESTEAD - P. Healy Jefferson 5 Farm
Hegre Cemetery Colman 28 Cemetery
Hegre Norwegian Lutheran Church (historical)
Colman 28 Church
Hell Hill Egan 15 Named for Hell that was killed in accident
Feature
Hermanson District No. 40 Alliance 27 School
Hess District No. 6 Union 29 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Hillsdale (Historical) Egan 23 Post Office established 1874 - discontinued 1884 (closed May 1877 till March 1878
Locale
Hillsdale District No. 5 Egan 36 AKA Crosley, 1895 - Consolidated with Egan
School
Hillside Cemetery Grovena 18 Cemetery
Hunt District No. 10 Enterprise 26 Consolidated with Dell Rapids School
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Ward 22 Church
Indian Burial Site Fremont 10 Cemetery
Jefferson, Township of Jefferson Civil
Jencks District No. 49 Egan 7 Consolidaated with Colman School
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Johanson District No. 8 Lynn 26 AKA Hook, 1895 - Consolidated with Dell Rapids
School
Jones District No. 60 Spring Creek 19 AKA Walton, 1894; Spring Creek, 1896 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Juve District No. 17 Grovena 26 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Keith (Historical) Union 30 Post Office established 1884 - discontinued 1887
Locale
Keith District No. 52 Ward 33 AKA Barron, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Kila (Historical) Alliance 6 Post Office established 1889 - discontinued 1902
Locale
Kirkland District No. 57 Blinsmon 9 AKA Drake, 1895 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Kluge District No. 50 Colman 35 AKA Sands, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman
School
Kohlmeyer’s Station Fremont 24 Locale
Kringen District No. 59 Colman 30 AKA Judd, 1894; DeLong, 1896 - Consolidated with Colman
School
LaFramboise, Joseph Sr. Trading Post Flandreau 14 First trading post located in Moody County
Locale
Lake Campbell Resort Fremont 5 Located on the southeast corner of Lake Campbell with swimming beach and roller skating rink
Locale
Lampson District No. 47 Fremont 30 AKA Froker, 1894 - Consolidated with Rutland
School
Lathrop District No. 44 Spring Creek 23 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Liberty District No. 43 Grovena 10 AKA Bennett, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Littig District No. 69 Lone Rock 6 Consolidated with Flandreau School
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Little Rock (Lone Creek) Church Lone Rock 16 Church
Loiseau District No. 53 Lynn 10 Consolidated with Dell Rapids School
Lone Creek Church Lone Rock 16 Church
Lone Rock Cemetery Lone Rock 21 Cemetery
Lone Rock, The Lone Rock 15 Locale
Lone Rock, Township of Lone Rock Civil
Lone Tree (Historical) Egan 17 Post Office estalished 1879 - discontinued 1880
Locale
Lover's Lane Flandreau 33 Unimproved street south side of Flandreau
Feature
LYNN GROVE FARM - John Schmidt Lynn 14 Farm
Lynn, Township of Lynn Civil
LYNNDALE FARM - Julius Pederson Lynn 4 Farm
LYNNVILLE FARM - P. P. Flatten Lynn 1 Farm
Manley (Historical) Riverview 28 Post Office established 1894 - discontinued 1901
Locale
MAPLE GROVE FARM - Edward F. Henry Grovena 9 Farm
Marshall (Historical) Blinsmon 25 Post Office established 1874 - discontinued 1880
Locale
Martinson Cemetery Jefferson 26 Cemetery
McCurdy (Historical) Fremont 28 Post Office established 1892 - discontinued 1902
Locale
McCurdy District No. 54 Fremont 27 AKA Lampson, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman and Brookings
School
Medary Creek Riverview Stream
Messiah Cemetery Alliance 18 Cemetery
Messiah Lutheran Church Alliance 7 Church
Michael’s Gas Station & Dance Hall Fremont 23 Locale
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Midway (Historical) Fremont 24 Post Office established 1881 - discontinued 1891
Locale
Midway District No. 32 Fremont 24 Consolidated with Flandreau School
Midway Lutheran Church Fremont 25 Church
Molskness Cemetery (Colman Lutheran) Colman 21 Cemetery
Molskness District No. 31 Colman 7 AKA Iverson, 1895 - Consolidated with Colman
School
Moody County Civil
Moody County Courthouse Flandreau 21 Locale
Moody County Fairgrounds Flandreau 21 Locale
Moody County Museum Flandreau 21 Locale
Moody County Pest House Grovena 5 Locale
Moody County Poor Farm Grovena 5 Locale
Moody County Resource Center Flandreau 21 Locale
Moore District No. 37 Jefferson 11 AKA Malone, 1894; Davis, 1895 - Consolidated with Colman
School
MORNINGSIDE FARM - A. C. Johnson Lynn 20 Farm
MORNINGVIEW FARM - Karl Eulberg Lynn 24 Farm
Mount Auburn Cemetery Fremont 32 Cemetery
Mud Creek Flandreau 14 Stream
Mud Lake Colman 11 Lake
Nelson Cemetery Blinsmon 3229 Cemetery
Nelson District No. 41 Blinsmon 32/30 Consolidated with Dell Rapids School
North Clare Cemetery Clare 11 Cemetery
North Clare Church Clare 11 Church
North Union Cemetery Flandreau 17 Cemetery
Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (Clay Hill) Flandreau 24 Cemetery
Norwegian Lutheran Church (historical) Alliance 18 Church
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Norwegian-American Lutheran Church Flandreau 24 Church
Noyes District No. 58 Enterprise 27 AKA Hanes, 1894 - Consolidated with Dell Rapids
School
O'Brien District No. 36 Riverview 1 AKA Florness, 1894 - Consolidated with Egan and Riverview #70
School
Old Catholic Cemetery, Flandreau Flandreau 27 Cemetery
Orior (Historical) Riverview 10 Post Office established 1881 - discontinued 1884
Locale
Oslo Lutheran Church Alliance 18 Church
Oslo/Messiah Lutheran Cemetery Alliance 18 Cemetery
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Flandreau 21 Church
Pea Soup Flandreau 29 Locale
Pipestone Creek Stream
PLEASANT HOME - G. F. Meyers Lynn 18 Farm
Pleasant Prairie District No. 68 Blinsmon 26 Consolidated with Egan, Flandreau and Dell Rapids
School
PLEASANT VALLEY - Axel Anderson Lynn 19 Farm
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Union 21 Cemetery
Pleasant Valley District No. 46 Lynn 29 AKA Woodward, 1894 - Consolidated with Chester and Dell Rapids
School
Pleasant Valley Hutterite Colony Union 21 Civil
PLEASANTVIEW FARM - Ernest C. Loiseau Lynn 3 Farm
Poison Lake Colman 28 Lake
Quissell District No. 20 Alliance 30 AKA Haugeberg, 1894 - Consolidated with Hermanson #40
School
Ralph (Historical) Riverview 21 Post Office established 1878 - discontinued 1881
Locale
Red Rock Road Colman 23 470th Avenue south of Colman Locale
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Redeemer Lutheran Church Flandreau 28 Church
Redwing (Historical) Flandreau 25 Post Office established 1874 - discontinued 1875
Locale
Rendering Corner Clare 21 Location of Flandreau Rendering Company after they moved out of Flandreau
Locale
Rescue Church, Colman (Methodist Church)
Colman 15 Church
Rescue Church, Flandreau Flandreau 21 Church
River Bend (Historical) Flandreau 23 Locale
Riverview Cemetery Enterprise 25 Cemetery
Riverview Country Store Riverview 28 Locale
Riverview District No. 70 Riverview 23 Consolidated with Jones #60 School
Riverview Methodist Church Riverview 34 Church
Riverview, Township of Riverview Civil
Roscoe Grovena 6 Post Office established 1878 - moved to Egan 1880
Locale
ROSCOE STOCK FARM - Ray W. Justus Grovena 6 Farm
Royal River Casino Flandreau 28 Locale
Rudd (Fulmer) District No. 48 Lynn 7 AKA Fulmer, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman and Chester
School
Saby District No. 64 Lone Rock 19 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Sankey (Historical) Colman 15 Post Office established 1880 - discontinued changed to Colman 1881
Locale
Scandinavian Lutheran Church (historical) Blinsmon 30 Church
Scrubtown (Historical) Jefferson 8 Alternate name for Dyce Locale
Sealsville (Historical) Riverview 8 Post Office established June 1874 - discontinued October 1874
Locale
Second Presbyterian Church, Flandreau Flandreau 21 Church
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Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery Clare 8 Cemetery
Seventh Day Baptist Church Clare 7 Church
Shady Lawn District No. 21 Egan 5 AKA Cameron, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman and Egan
School
Simons District No. 13 Lone Rock 17 AKA Lone Rock, 1894 - Consolidated with Egan
School
Sioux Falls Junction (historical) Egan 14 Locale
Sioux Prairie Colman 36 Preserve
Sioux Valley Baptist Church Blinsmon 30 Church
Sioux Valley Electric Colman 13 Locale
Sioux Valley Landing Strip Colman 14 Airport
Skunk Creek Lynn 30 Stream
Smyth (Historical) Clare Post Office established 1889 - discontinued 1899
Locale
Smyth District No. 26 Riverview 32 AKA Arms, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Spaulding Corner Spring Creek 21 Locale
Spearsville District No. 11 Enterprise 29 AKA Spear, 1894 - Consolidated with Flandreau
School
Spring Creek Spring Creek 5 Stream
Spring Creek Township Hall Spring Creek 23 Originally Lathrop Schoolhouse Locale
Spring Creek, Township of Spring Creek Civil
Squaw Creek Egan 14 Stream
Ss Simon & Jude Catholic Cemetery Flandreau 27 Cemetery
Ss. Simon & Jude Catholic Church Flandreau 21 Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Chapel Flandreau 21 Church
St. Michael's Catholic Church Fremont 22 Church
St. Peters Catholic Cemetery Colman 10 Cemetery
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St. Peter's Catholic Church Colman Church
St. Vincent Hotel Flandreau Locale
Stagelmann District No. 66 Flandreau 6 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Stombaugh Park Grovena Locale
Struble District No. 12 Blinsmon 35 Consolidated with Dell Rapids School
Sunny Hill District No. 15 Grovena 20 AKA Underwood, 1894; Meade, 1895 - Consolidated with Egan
School
SUNNYSIDE FARM - William Totas Jefferson 20 Farm
Swedish Augustus Cemetery Grovena 34 Cemetery
Swimming Hole at Flandreau Park Flandreau 23 Locale
Thatcher Monument Flandreau 23 Feature
THE GRANGE FARM - Barron Family Ward 19 Farm
Thompson District No. 19 Alliance 8 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Three-Mile Corner Grovena 4 Locale
Thrill Hills Flandreau 26 Three hills in quick succession Feature
Tidd District No. 42 Riverview 35 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Toates District No. 62 Jefferson 20 AKA Kelly, 1894 - Consolidated with Colman and Rutland
School
Trent Baptist Church Enterprise 13 Church
Trent Independent District No. 2 Enterprise 13 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Trent Mounds Enterprise 24 Summit
Trent Sunnyside Cemetery Enterprise 12 Cemetery
Trent, Town of Enterprise 13 Post Office moved from Brookfield 1887 Civil
Trinity Church Alliance 7 Church
Troupe District No. 35 Jefferson 29 AKA D. S. Kelly, 1894; Moore, 1896 - Consolidated with Colman
School
TRYGSTAD SWAMP - Lake Campbell Fremont 8 Locale
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Trystead District No. 51 Fremont 5 AKA Hillsdale, 1894 - Consolidated with Brookings
School
Union Cemetery, Flandreau Flandreau 27 Cemetery
Union, Township of Union Civil
United Methodist Church, Flandreau Flandreau 21 Church
VALLEYVIEW FARM - William Daily Lone Rock 32 Farm
Van Nice Cemetery Flandreau 22 Cemetery
Vance District No. 34 Flandreau 1 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Ward Corner Spring Creek 22 Locale
Ward District No. 29 Ward 21 Consolidated with FLandreau School
Ward, Town of Ward 15 Post Office established 1890 Civil
Ward, Township of Ward Civil
Wellman District No. 39 Jefferson 8 AKA Fountain, 1896 - Consolidated with Rutland
School
Wellman Methodist Episcopal Church Jefferson 17 Church
Wellman's Store (Dyce) Jefferson 8 Locale
West Baptist Cemetery Lynn 21 Cemetery
West Baptist Church Lynn 21 Church
West Bend (Historical) Flandreau 23 Post Office established 1873 - discontinued 1873
Locale
West Pipestone Creek Blinsmon Stream
Whaley District No. 38 Jefferson 23 Consolidated with FLandreau School
WHITEWOOD FARMS. J. Loehr Jefferson 10 Farm
Woodman of the World Hall Lynn 30 Locale
Word of Life Church. Colman 14 Church
Yeo Cemetery Riverview 10 Cemetery
Yeo District No. 65 Riverview 10 Consolidated with Egan School