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Osceola is an unincorporated community in western Kingsbury County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] The community is located on the South Fork Pearl River and is approximately six miles southwest of Bancroft.[2]

History

A post office called Osceola was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1960.[3] The community takes its name after Osceola, Iowa, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osceola, South Dakota
  2. ^ Bancroft West, SD, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1971
  3. ^ "Kingsbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 54.


44°28′03″N 97°50′19″W / 44.46750°N 97.83861°W / 44.46750; -97.83861