Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota Explained

Gayville is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

Gayville was founded as a mining community in the 1870s by brothers Alfred and Wiliam Gay, and named for them.[1]

References

44.3708°N -103.7603°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wolle, Muriel Sibell. The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West. 1 February 2018. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-03331-4. 457. Alfred and William Gay...and called it Gayville..