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History · Spink Colony

1 of Spink Colony’s places is on the National Register

Below: maps from 1895 on.

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What stands out about Spink Colony’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Spink Colony are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1985. Watch Spink Colony change.
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On the map

Spink Colony on the map, 1895 to 1985

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

Spink Colony on the 1895 USGS mapSpink Colony on the 1956 USGS mapSpink Colony on the 1985 USGS map1895Byron sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Spink Colony, in brief

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

Spink Colony is a census-designated place (CDP) and Hutterite colony in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 135 at the 2020 Census. It is in the southern part of the county, on the east side of the James River. It is 9 miles (14 km) south of Frankfort and 20 miles (32 km) by road southeast of Redfield, the county seat. The Old Spink Colony, part of the CDP, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Spink Colony

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Spink Colony

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

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Tim MilesAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1966
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Beda CornwallAmerican public library founder · b. 1907

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.