Sanator, South Dakota

History

A post office called Sanator was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1962.[2] The community derived its name from the local South Dakota Tuberculosis Sanitorium.[3]

References

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


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