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Mud Butte is a former village, now a diffuse unincorporated community, located in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It roughly lies along U.S. Route 212, 55 miles northeast of the city of Sturgis.[2] Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m).[1] Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.[3]
History
Mud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud.[4] A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Mud Butte, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The WPA Guide to South Dakota. WPA. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87351-552-8.
- ^ Dinosaur Skeleton Excavated. Toledo Blade. December 27, 1981. p. 11.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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