Morefield, South Dakota facts for kids

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Morefield is an unincorporated community in central Minnehaha County, South Dakota in Sverdrup Township. Morefield is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Crooks, along an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific rail line that ran from Renner to Madison. It is also 3 miles (5 km) north of the Renner/Crooks exit on Interstate 29 (and a half mile east of the interstate) on County road 133.

History

Founded in 1902, Morefield was a busy country community center. Morefield was named by Norwegian settlers for a Norwegian word, Meråker, which means more field.

Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Cities
Towns
CDPs
Other
unincorporated
communities
Townships
  • Benton
  • Brandon
  • Buffalo
  • Burk
  • Clear Lake
  • Dell Rapids
  • Edison
  • Grand Meadow
  • Hartford
  • Highland
  • Humboldt
  • Logan
  • Lyons
  • Mapleton
  • Palisade
  • Red Rock
  • Split Rock
  • Sverdrup
  • Taopi
  • Valley Springs
  • Wall Lake
  • Wayne
  • Wellington
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°41′20″N 96°46′15″W / 43.68889°N 96.77083°W / 43.68889; -96.77083


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