Huffton, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Huffton is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History

Huffton was originally called Foxton, and under the latter name was laid out circa 1880.^[2] A post office called Huffton was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1962.^[3] The present name honors D. J. Huff, a first settler.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huffton, South Dakota
^ ^a ^b Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.
^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 31, 2015.