Do you know of Running Water ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Running Water. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Running Water.<1>

Our sources for Running Water (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Running Water other than they indicate that Running Water would be found somewhere in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1940.

Communities Also Named Running Water ...

We found one communities that share the name Running Water.

Within South Dakota, the name Running Water is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Running Water in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hale County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Running Water [Hale County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Running Water ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Running Water:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Running Water - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

The FIPS database contains an entry for Running Water.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 46/56820   (Place Name: Running Water)

County: Bon Homme     (FIPS State/County: 46/009)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Running Water) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Bon Homme County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bon Homme County.