Hisega is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Pennington County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
.
History
A post office called Hisega was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1945. The post office may have operated during the summer season only. Hisega is an acronym formed from the names of these local women:
Helen,
Ida,
Sadie,
Ethel,
Grace, and
Ada.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pennington County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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