Putney is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History edit

A post office called Putney was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1963.[2] The community took its name from Putney, Vermont, the native home of a first settler.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney, South Dakota
  2. ^ "Brown 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. 57.


45°33′37″N 98°10′31″W / 45.56028°N 98.17528°W / 45.56028; -98.17528