Lugenbeel County was a former county in South Dakota, United States. The county's name originated from

Pinkney Lugenbeel Pinkney Lugenbeel (November 16, 1819 – March 18, 1886) was a career United States Army officer who served during the Seminole Wars, Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, and the later American Indian Wars, retiring as a colonel in ...

, a military commander in the area. Originally part of the

Dakota Territory The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of No ...

, the district in 1889 became a part of the state 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 ...

. The county existed until June 2, 1909, at which point both Lugenbeel County and Meyer County were absorbed into

Bennett County Bennett County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 3,381. Its county seat is Martin, South Dakota, Martin. The county lies completely within ...

, Todd County, and Mellette County, respectively.

References

{{coord, 43, 08, 30, N, 101, 41, 02, W, region:US-SD_source:GNIS, display=title Former counties of South Dakota Geography of Bennett County, South Dakota 1875 establishments in Dakota Territory Populated places established in 1875