City of Gary, Deuel County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Gary

• Name:
  Gary
• Official Name:
  City of Gary
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Deuel County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1877 by the Winona & Saint Peter Railroad Company. The community was first known as State Line because of its location on the Minnesota-South Dakota State boundary line; then it was known as Headquarters because it served in that capacity for Colonel DeGraff, the railroad contractor. Finally the name of Gary was selected by Captain Henry H Herrick, a pioneer in the area, and C H Whitney, a postmaster in nearby Marshall, Minnesota, in honor of H B Gary, also from Marshall, Minnesota, who was an official of the Post Office Department in the early days of South Dakota's existence as a State. (SD-T17/p65) Incorporated in 1917.
• Surveys:
  Fifth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 46 West
  

  Townships: 115 North

  Range 47 West
  

  Townships: 115 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.792463644° 47' 32.9"N

  Longitude:-96.455885596° 27' 21.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Burr (Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Moritz (Glenwood Township) 5.9 mi. NW
  • Canby (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) 10.5 mi. SE
  • Clear Lake 11.6 mi. W
  • Altamont 11.9 mi. W
  • Brandt 12.1 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Calvary (Glenwood Township) 0.9 mi. N
  • Grandview (Glenwood Township) 1 mi. N
  • Bethlehem (Hammer Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) 7 mi. E
  • Florida Lutheran (Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 7.1 mi. E
  • Florida Lutheran (Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 7.1 mi. E
  • Mehurin Norwegian Lutheran (Manfred Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 7.1 mi. NE
  • Mehurin Norwegian Lutheran (Manfred Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 7.1 mi. NE
  • Norwegian Lutheran Church (Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 8.7 mi. E
  • Norwegian Lutheran Church (Freeland Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota) 8.7 mi. E
  • East Highland Lutheran (Norden Township) 8.8 mi. SW
  • Saint Peters (Hammer Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) 8.9 mi. SE
  • Fortier (Fortier Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) 8.9 mi. SE
• Population:
  211
• Elevation:
  447 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  547201527
• Updated May 4, 2020