Smithwick, South Dakota

Smithwick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census.[1] Smithwick has been assigned the ZIP code of 57782.[2]

Smithwick, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Smithwick
Location within the state of South Dakota
Smithwick
Smithwick (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°18′5″N 103°13′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
Population
 (2020)
 • Total39
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57782

History

A post office called Smithwicks was established in 1887, and in 1901 the name was changed to Smithwick.[3] Smithwick was named for a railroad engineer.[4]

References
  1. "U.S. Census Bureau: Smithwick CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Smithwick, SD ZIP Codes". SD HomeTownLocator. HTL, Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  3. "Fall River County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 125.


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