Wewela (
Lakota: ''wiwíla''; "A spring") is an
unincorporated community in
Tripp County,
South Dakota, United States. Wewela is located on
U.S. Route 183
U.S. Route 183 (US 183) is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Presho, South Dakota, at an intersection with Interstate 90. Its southern terminus is in Refugio, Texas, at the southern intersection ...
near the
Nebraska border, south of
Colome.
The community most likely was named for springs near the original town site, Wewela meaning "small spring" in the Sioux language.
References
Unincorporated communities in Tripp County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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