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Coal Springs is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

History

Coal Springs was laid out in 1908, and named for the fact the community was located in a coal mining district.^[2] A post office called Coal Springs was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1954.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Springs, South Dakota
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.
^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

45°26′30″N 102°06′28″W / 45.44167°N 102.10778°W / 45.44167; -102.10778

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Springs, South Dakota

[2] Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 30.

[3] "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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Coal Springs, South Dakota

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