Fox Ridge is a ghost town in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

History

A post office called Fox Ridge was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1940.[2] The town had the name of Fox, an Indian outlaw who was killed at a nearby ridge.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fox Ridge, South Dakota
  2. "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 38.

44°59′40″N 102°31′32″W / 44.99444°N 102.52556°W / 44.99444; -102.52556


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