McCook County, South Dakota, United States
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- McCook County
- County
- Located in southeastern South Dakota, 48 km (30 mi) northwest of Sioux Falls; County Seat: Salem.
- Created in 1873, organized in 1878, and named for Edwin S McCook, Civil War General and later Secretary of the Dakota Territory in 1872. General McCook was a member of the well-known and heroic "Fighting McCooks" from Ohio, 6 of whom received Generals stars for thier service in the war. McCook was murdered by Peter P Wintermute after a bitter political rivalry went bad. (SD-T17/p29)
- 43.683312543° 40' 59.9"N-97.267006097° 16' 01.2"W
- 5,688
- 488 m
- 385960985
- Updated May 7, 2020