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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
Keyapaha, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Keyapaha, South Dakota is located in South DakotaKeyapaha, South DakotaKeyapaha, South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°06′34″N 100°08′16″W / 43.10944°N 100.13778°W / 43.10944; -100.13778
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyTripp
Elevation2,300 ft (700 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code605
GNIS feature ID1261116

Keyapaha is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Keyapaha is southwest of Colome and south of New Witten.

The community took its name from the Keya Paha River. The name "Keya Paha" is taken from the Sioux language; literally translated, it means "turtle hill".

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 45.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 174.
Municipalities and communities of Tripp County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Winner
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Indian reservation
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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