Wewela, South Dakota
Wewela, South Dakota
wiwíla | |
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United Church of Christ in Wewela, South Dakota | |
Wewela, South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′38″N 99°46′51″W / 43.01056°N 99.78083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Tripp |
| Founded | April 1, 1909 |
| Elevation | 2,136 ft (651 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 5 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57578 |
| Area code | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1258935[1] |
Wewela (Lakota: wiwíla;[2] "A spring") is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Wewela is located on U.S. Route 183 near the Nebraska border, south of Colome.
The community most likely was named for springs near the original town site, Wewela meaning "small spring" in the Sioux language.[3]
History
The city was founded on April 1, 1909, alongside the town-sites of McNeely and Witten by the federal government.[4]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 563.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
- ^ "history-by-maule.htm". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved July 6, 2025.