Deuel County, South Dakota, United States
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Deuel County is a civil located in Deuel county South Dakota in the United States of America. It is at 44.7600579 latitude and -96.6679741 longitude. Deuel County is at an elevation of 541 ft (1775 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Clear Lake North".
Description
Located in eastern South Dakota along the boundary with Minnesota, 129 km (80 mi) north of the City of Sioux Falls; County Seat: Clear Lake.
History
Created in 1862, organized in 1878, and named for Jacob S Deuel, who operated a sawmill in 1860 when South Dakota was known as the Dakota Territory. Mr Deuel became a member of the first Territorial Legislature in 1862, the same year the county was created. Deuel County in Nebraska is also named for Jacob Deuel. (SD-T17/p24)
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Civil |
| Latitude: | 44.7600579 |
| Longitude: | -96.6679741 |
| Elevation: | 541 ft / 1775 m |
| County: | Deuel |
| USGS Map Name: | Clear Lake North |
