Ellingson

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · SOUTH DAKOTA

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

Location Record

Name: Ellingson
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: South Dakota
County: Perkins County
USGS Map: Cow Butte SE
Coordinates: 45.8666686, -102.8698850
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GNIS Feature ID: 1264399

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 1908 and named for A C Ellingson, an early settler and the community's first postmaster. (SD-T17/p61)

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1264399. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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GNIS source datasets and documentation

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