Four Mile 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
Custer County, South Dakota
Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,318. Its county seat is Custer. The county was created in 1875, and was organized in 1877.
Geography
Custer County lies on t ...
, United States, located four miles west of
Custer
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...
at the junction of
U.S. Route 16 and Pleasant Valley Road (County Highway 715).
Named because of the distance from Custer on the original
Sidney Black Hills Stage Road, Four Mile today is a small bedroom community for Custer, with a single tourist attraction (the
Four Mile Old West Town Museum), a log-cabin manufacturer, a small mobile home court, and several other residences.
External links
University of Nebraska–Lincoln: Sidney Black Hills Trail Summary
References
Unincorporated communities in Custer County, South Dakota
Black Hills
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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