Lake Albert (Kingsbury County, South Dakota) Explained

Lake Albert
Location:South Dakota
Coordinates:44.5333°N -97.1575°W
Type:lakes
Pushpin Map:South Dakota
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in South Dakota.

Lake Albert is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States. It is on the border of Kingsbury County and Hamlin County.

Lake Albert was named after John James Abert, a cartographer of the American West. According to a Federal Writers’ Project volume on South Dakota place names, “The present name is a corruption of ‘Abert.’” [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.2. 1940. University of South Dakota. 5.