Randolph is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Brown County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Dakota
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.
History
Randolph was laid out in 1906, and named for John Randolph, who was scalped by Indians near that point. A post office called Randolph was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1953.
References
Unincorporated communities in Brown County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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