Shadehill, South Dakota

Shadehill is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

The community is reportedly named after a nearby hill which, in turn, was named for a Col. L.M.

Shade, who was a member of the State Highway Commission when South Dakota Highway 73 was being built through the vicinity.

[2] A post office called Shadehill was established in 1918, and remained in operation until 1965.

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