City of Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Colton

• Name:
  Colton
• Official Name:
  City of Colton
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named in 1898 for J E Colton, a Railroad builder who deeded the tract of land for the town to be established. The transfer was on condition that the sale of liquor would never take place in the town. (SD-T17/p56) Incorporated in 1904.
• Surveys:
  Township 104 North, Range 51 West, Fifth Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.786086243° 47' 09.9"N

  Longitude:-96.927555796° 55' 39.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Huntimer (Taopi Township) 3.3 mi. N
  • Baltic 9.5 mi. E
  • Crooks 10.2 mi. SE
  • Hartford 11.3 mi. S
  • Dell Rapids 11.4 mi. E
  • Humboldt 12.2 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Zion Lutheran (Taopi Township) 0.4 mi. SE
  • Colton 0.5 mi. SE
  • Minnehaha (Taopi Township) 1.1 mi. SE
  • Saint Ansgar (Taopi Township) 2.3 mi. NE
  • Taopi (Taopi Township) 3.1 mi. W
  • Bethania (Taopi Township) 3.3 mi. NW
  • Huntimer (Taopi Township) 3.4 mi. N
  • Willow Creek Lutheran (Burk Township) 5.8 mi. E
  • Clear Lake (Buffalo Township) 5.8 mi. W
  • Burk (Burk Township) 6.5 mi. NE
  • Saint Jacobs (Buffalo Township) 6.8 mi. W
  • Pleasant Hill (Chester Township, Lake County) 7.3 mi. N
• Population:
  665
• Elevation:
  489 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  236876339
• Updated May 5, 2020