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Marty’s post office opened in 1922, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1964 on.

1922first post office
1on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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How Marty began

When was Marty founded?

1922

The Marty post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 677104 years
Founding year: the first Marty post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Marty’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 Marty are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marty’s history is told.

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The story so far

Marty, in brief

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

Marty is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. The community has the name of Bishop Martin Marty, the Bishop of Sioux Falls, SD. The community is referred to as Ṡinasapa in Dakota language of the native Yankton Sioux Tribe. YST Transit buses connect the community to Wagner, Lake Andes and Ravinia.

Its first post office opened in 1922. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 402 to 677 (+68%).

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

By decade

Marty, decade by decade

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On the map

Marty on the map in 1964

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Marty.

Marty on the 1964 USGS map1964Marty 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 Marty.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Marty

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Marty

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

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Faith Spotted EagleAmerican political activist · b. 1948
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Bernie SchererAmerican football player · b. 1913
Doug EggersAmerican football player · b. 1930
Gregory R. DahlbergAmerican government official · b. 1951
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William HillAmerican politician in Iowa · b. 1930
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Barry DeKayAmerican politician · b. 1959

Questions about Marty’s history

What year was Marty founded?

The Marty post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.