Putney is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
History
A post office called Putney was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1963. The community took its name from Putney, Vermont, the native home of a first settler.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney, South Dakota
- "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 57.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
45°33′37″N 98°10′31″W / 45.56028°N 98.17528°W / 45.56028; -98.17528
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