Sanator is an unincorporated community in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
A post office called Sanator was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1962.[2] The community derived its name from the local South Dakota Tuberculosis Sanitorium.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanator, South Dakota
- ↑ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.
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43°41′48″N 103°36′21″W / 43.69667°N 103.60583°W
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