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Melvin is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

Melvin contained a post office from 1889 until 1890. The town was named for Melvin Perkins, the son of an early settler.

See also

• List of ghost towns in South Dakota

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melvin, South Dakota. Archived 2023-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
3. 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. 101.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Custer County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Custer
City	Custer
Towns	Buffalo Gap Fairburn Hermosa Pringle
Unincorporated communities	Blue Bell Dewey Folsom Four Mile Sanator Vestal Springs
Ghost towns	Bismuth Melvin Spokane Urban
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