Benclare, South Dakota
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, US
Benclare is an unincorporated community in the extreme southeastern corner of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.
Geography
Benclare is located at 43°30′20″N 96°28′44″W / 43.505530°N 96.478930°W / 43.505530; -96.478930.[1] Benclare sits 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Minnesota border and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the border with Iowa. Benclare is also located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of South Dakota Highway 42.
History
Benclare was founded on September 24, 1888, by a New York native, Benjamin Richards for his two sons Benjamin and Clarence, hence Benclare.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Sioux Falls
- Baltic
- Brandon
- Colton
- Crooks
- Dell Rapids
- Garretson
- Hartford
- Sioux Falls‡
- Valley Springs
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- Humboldt
- Sherman
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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- ^ "Ben Clare, Dakota Territory - South Dakota Historical Markers on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.