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History · Angostura

Half of Angostura’s homes were built after 2001

Most of Angostura was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Angostura’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Angostura are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Angostura, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Angostura yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Angostura is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 159 at the 2020 census. It is northeast of the center of the county, between U.S. Routes 18/385 to the northeast and Angostura Reservoir to the southwest. Residential development is primarily in the Angostura Heights area in the southern part of the CDP. The shoreline area next to the reservoir is part of the state-managed Angostura Recreation Area. The community is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Hot Springs and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Oelrichs.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Angostura on the map, 1950 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Angostura. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Angostura on the 1950 USGS mapAngostura on the 1979 USGS map1950Angostura Reservoir sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Angostura.

Famous people

Famous people close to Angostura

Nobody well known was born in Angostura itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Leslie JensenAmerican politician · b. 1892
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Dan DrydenAmerican politician · b. 1944
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Alfred Beebe CaywoodCanadian aviator · b. 1910
Gary BonerAmerican football player · b. 1940
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Violet S. BieverAmerican politician · b. 1911
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Bob TannerAmerican politician · b. 1930
Places that used to be

Places now gone

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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.