| 词条 | Wecota, South Dakota |
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Wecota is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. Wecota was founded in 1907 as a station stop on a branch line of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway built that year between Conde and LeBeau, South Dakota. Railway service to Wecota ended in 1940. GeographyWecota is located at Latitude: 45.1725 and Longitude: -99.11722. Elevation: 1558 ft. Wecota has been assigned the ZIP code 57438 and the FIPS place code 46-69900.[1] The local area code is 605. The town has two streets, Main Street and Third Avenue. The town was platted with 5 streets and 5 avenues but only Main Street and Third avenue developed. The post office opened April 10, 1907. Wecota is 9 miles north of Faulkton, the county seat. The name is thought to come from the Sioux language and mean friend.[2] References1. ^{{Cite GNIS|1258856|Wecota (populated place)}} 2. ^{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=167|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=68}} External links
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