Wewela, South Dakota
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Wewela, South Dakota
wiwíla | |
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 United Church of Christ in Wewela, South Dakota | |
  Wewela, South Dakota Location within South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′38″N 99°46′51″W / 43.01056°N 99.78083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Tripp |
| Founded | April 1, 1909 |
| Elevation | 2,136 ft (651 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 5 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57578 |
| Area code | 605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1258935[1] |
Wewela (Lakota: wiwíla;[2] "A spring") is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Wewela is located on U.S. Route 183 near the Nebraska border, south of Colome.
The community most likely was named for springs near the original town site, Wewela meaning "small spring" in the Sioux language.[3]
History
[edit]The city was founded on April 1, 1909, alongside the town-sites of McNeely and Witten by the federal government.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wewela". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 563.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.
- ↑ "history-by-maule.htm". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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