Dowling

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · SOUTH DAKOTA

A historical populated place in Haakon County, South Dakota, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Dowling
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: South Dakota
County: Haakon County
USGS Map: Post Ranch
Coordinates: 44.3335967, -101.9845967
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GNIS Feature ID: 1260959

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Founded in 1907 by M P Dowling, who filed on a homestead near there and was the first Postmaster

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1260959. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text U.S. Board on Geographic Names Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.