Meadow, South Dakota
unincorporated community
Rural buildings and windmill in Meadow Township
Rural buildings and windmill in Meadow Township
Meadow, South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Meadow, South Dakota
Meadow, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
Meadow, South Dakota is located in the United States
Meadow, South Dakota
Meadow, South Dakota
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 45°31′45″N 102°12′59″W / 45.52917°N 102.21639°W / 45.52917; -102.21639
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyPerkins
Area
 • Total35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land35.6 sq mi (92.1 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,635 ft (803 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total35
 • Density1.0/sq mi (0.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57644
Area code605
FIPS code46-41660[2]
GNIS feature ID1256408[1]

Meadow is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. Meadow is twelve miles east of Bison and two miles from the junction of South Dakota Highways 20 and 73.

Meadow was laid out in 1907, and named for a vast meadow near the original town site.[3]

Meadow is located approximately 15.5 miles to the west from what was the farthest point from any McDonald's restaurant in the contiguous United States in 2009, prior to that point moving 45°27′34″N 101°54′49″W / 45.45955°N 101.91356°W / 45.45955; -101.91356.[4] Along with Glad Valley, South Dakota, Meadow is one of the nearest communities to that point.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadow, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
  4. ↑ Von Worley, Stephen. "Where The Buffalo Roamed". Weather Sealed. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  5. ↑ "A McDonald's Is Never More Than 107 Miles Away". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2018.


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