Wewela, South Dakota

Wewela, South Dakota
wiwíla
Unincorporated community

United Church of Christ in Wewela, South Dakota
Wewela, South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°00′38″N 99°46′51″W / 43.01056°N 99.78083°W / 43.01056; -99.78083Coordinates: 43°00′38″N 99°46′51″W / 43.01056°N 99.78083°W / 43.01056; -99.78083
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Tripp
Elevation 2,136 ft (651 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 605
GNIS feature ID 1258935[1]

Wewela (Lakota: wiwíla;[2] "A spring") is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Wewela is located on U.S. Route 183 near the Nebraska border south of Colome.

The community most likely was named for springs near the original town site, Wewela meaning "small spring" in the Sioux language.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 563.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.


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