Mina, South Dakota
Mina is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] The population of the CDP was 554 at the 2020 census.[2]
History
A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.[3] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.[4]
1999 Learjet crash
In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were already dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mina, South Dakota
- "U.S. Census Bureau: Mina CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Edmunds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
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