- Medary, South Dakota
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Medary is an unincorporated community in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.
Geography
Medary is located 7 miles south of Brookings.
History
Medary was founded in 1857 by the Dakota Land Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. It was named for Governor Samuel Medary of Minnesota Territory. Medary was the first county seat of Brookings County for 8 years, 1871-1879.
Coordinates: 44°12′35″N 96°47′11″W / 44.20972°N 96.78639°W
Municipalities and communities of Brookings County, South Dakota County seat: Brookings Cities Towns Unincorporated
communitiesAhnberg | Medary
Townships Afton | Alton | Argo | Aurora | Bangor | Brookings | Elkton | Eureka | Lake Henricks | Lake Sinai | Laketon | Medary | Oak Lake | Oakwood | Oslo | Parnell | Preston | Richland | Sherman | Sterling | Trenton | Volga | Winsor
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
- Populated places in Brookings County, South Dakota
- South Dakota geography stubs
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