Benclare, South Dakota

Benclare is an unincorporated community in the extreme southeastern corner of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.

[1] Benclare sits 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Minnesota border and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the border with Iowa.

Benclare is also located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of South Dakota Highway 42.

Benclare was founded on September 24, 1888, by a New York native, Benjamin Richards for his two sons Benjamin and Clarence, hence Benclare.

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