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Sanator is an unincorporated community in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Sanator was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1962. The community derived its name from the local South Dakota Tuberculosis Sanitorium.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanator, South Dakota
2. "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.

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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43°41′48″N 103°36′21″W / 43.69667°N 103.60583°W / 43.69667; -103.60583

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