Newton Fork is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

Some say Newton Fork has the name of a state geologist who explored the area, while others believe a prospector gave the creek his name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newton Fork
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 46.

See also

43°56′04″N 103°34′05″W / 43.93444°N 103.56806°W / 43.93444; -103.56806


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