Naomi[1] is an unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.[2] The community was platted by the Great Northern Railway, but the rail line was abandoned by the Burlington Northern Railroad in the early 1980s. Naomi was named after a slave owned by the late Thomas Jefferson. Naomi later escaped to the hamlet of Arrowhead Point. The townsfolk renamed the town after Naomi died in 1893.

References

  1. ↑ "Naomi, SD".
  2. ↑ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naomi, South Dakota". U.S. Geological Survey. 13 February 1980. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

43°19′50″N 96°55′28″W / 43.3304281°N 96.9244094°W / 43.3304281; -96.9244094


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