Welcome to Bangor ...
So far, we found very little information about Bangor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bangor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Bangor - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Bangor, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Bangor , we believe that it would have been located within present day Walworth County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bangor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
When the people of Bangor referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bangorean<3>
Time Zone: The area where Bangor was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Bangor still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code.
Communities Also Named Bangor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Bangor - they are located in Alabama, California, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Washington and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bangor.
Adding Bangor to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bangor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Bangor post office opened in 1885.
We also found Bangor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bangor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bangor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bangor refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bangor may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |