Washington County, South Dakota

Washington County is a former county of South Dakota, existing from 1883 to 1943. The county was mostly within the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.^[1]

On July 1, 1943, Washington County was divided and then merged into Jackson County, Pennington County, and Shannon County in 1943 because of financial troubles in South Dakota.^[2]^[3] For several years prior to its dissolution, Washington County was unorganized and was administered by Pennington County.^[2] Part of Washington County had previously been partitioned into the newly created Bennett County in 1909.

Sources[edit]

"The Buffalo Gap Argus is mistaken..." The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, SD. February 24, 1886. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Washington Annexed". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, SD. July 2, 1943. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
"Trust Property Audit Proposed". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1943. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

44°35′17″N 97°33′18″W / 44.588°N 97.555°W / 44.588; -97.555

[FOOTNOTE''Rapid_City_Journal''18862-1] Rapid City Journal 1886, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTE''Rapid_City_Journal''19435-2] Rapid City Journal 1943, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTE''Argus-Leader''19434-3] Argus-Leader 1943, p. 4.

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