South Dakota:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Ellis	05/01/1899	
Dell Rapids	10/02/1899	
Beresford	05/01/1900	
Vermilion	06/04/1900	
Groton	06/11/1900	
Spearfish	06/11/1900	
Brookings	08/01/1900	
Wakonda	08/15/1900	

South Dakota:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Aberdeen	11/15/1900	
Albee	04/01/1904	
Alexandria	09/02/1901	
Altamont	10/01/1904	
Arlington	10/01/1901	
Armour	05/16/1904	
Artesian	03/02/1903	
Astoria	03/02/1903	
Aurora	01/15/1901	
Baltic	10/01/1902	
Bath	10/01/1902	
Beresford	05/01/1900	
Bigstone	03/02/1903	
Bradley	02/01/1904	
Brandon	04/15/1904	
Brandt	05/02/1904	
Bridgewater	08/01/1904	
Brookings	08/01/1900	
Bryant	06/01/1904	
Canastota	04/01/1904	
Canton	09/01/1902	
Centerpoint	06/01/1904	
Centerville	09/01/1900	
Clearlake	02/01/1904	
Colman	10/01/1902	
Dell Rapids	10/02/1899	
Delmont	11/01/1904	
Desmet	02/01/1904	
Eagan	07/01/1902	
Elkpoint	08/01/1902	
Elkton	10/01/1901	
Ellis	05/01/1899	
Emery	09/15/1904	
Erwin	01/15/1904	
Estelline	02/15/1904	
Ethan	05/16/1904	
Farmer	03/02/1903	
Ferney	10/01/1901	
Flandreau	07/01/1902	
Freeman	08/01/1904	
Garretson	10/01/1901	
Gayville	04/15/1904	
Geddes	05/16/1904	
Groton	06/11/1900	
Hanson	04/01/1904	
Harrisburg	11/01/1904	
Hartford	03/01/1902	
Hazel	09/01/1904	
Henry	08/15/1904	
Howard	06/15/1904	
Hudson	10/15/1900	
Humboldt	03/02/1903	
Hurley	03/01/1902	
Irene	07/01/1902	
Jefferson	10/15/1903	
Lake Preston	11/01/1902	
Lennox	09/01/1902	
Lesterville	04/01/1904	
Lily	02/01/1904	
Madison	03/02/1903	
Mansfield	06/15/1904	
Marion	10/15/1903	
Millbank	03/01/1902	
Mitchell	08/01/1904	
Montrose	05/16/1904	
Mount Vernon	03/02/1903	
Naples	09/15/1904	
Palmer	09/15/1904	
Parker	07/01/1902	
Parkston	01/01/1904	
Plankinton	05/16/1904	
Renner	04/15/1904	
Romona	03/02/1903	
Salem	10/01/1904	
Sherman	10/01/1901	
Sioux Falls	08/01/1904	
Spearfish	06/11/1900	
Springfield	05/16/1904	
Summit	11/01/1902	
Tabor	03/02/1903	
Tea 	09/15/1903	
Toronto	03/02/1903	
Twinbrooks	12/01/1902	
Tyndall	12/15/1903	
Utica	04/01/1904	
Valley Springs	10/01/1902	
Verdon	03/02/1903	
Vermilion	06/04/1900	
Volga	03/01/1902	
Volin	03/01/1902	
Wakonda	08/15/1900	
Ward	03/02/1903	
Warner	10/01/1902	
Watertown	07/15/1904	
Waubay	03/02/1903	
Webster	03/02/1903	
Wentworth	10/01/1904	
White 	10/01/1901	
Willowlake	03/01/1904	
Winfred	07/15/1904	
Woonsocket	09/01/1904	
Yankton	10/01/1901	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008