Minnesela | |
|---|---|
 Minnesela in 1890 | |
  Minnesela Location of Minnesela within South Dakota.  Minnesela Minnesela (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′30″N 103°51′32″W / 44.6416511°N 103.8588148°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Butte |
| First settled | 1876 |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Disbanded | 1901 |
| Named for | Lakota: "red waters" |
| Elevation | 3,173 ft (967 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Demonym | Minneselans |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1173792 |
Minnesela (Lakota: mni šeyéla;[2] "red water") is a ghost town and was the first settlement in and county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Minnesela was founded in 1882 and was located three miles southeast of present-day Belle Fourche.[3] The railroad's decision to bypass Minnesela and to continue on to Belle Fourche in 1890 caused the town to be abandoned by 1901.
- ^ a b "Township of Minnesela". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 23, 1986. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 287.
- ^ "Minnesela, SD USA". Waymarking. February 5, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2013.