Keyapaha, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
43°06′34″N 100°08′16″W / 43.10944°N 100.13778°W / 43.10944; -100.13778CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCountyTrippElevation
2,300 ft (700 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code605GNIS feature ID1261116[1]

Keyapaha is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Keyapaha is southwest of Colome and south of New Witten.

The community took its name from the Keya Paha River.[2] The name "Keya Paha" is taken from the Sioux language; literally translated, it means "turtle hill".[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 45.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 174.
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