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Ordway is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

Ordway was platted in 1880. The community was named for Nehemiah G. Ordway, seventh Governor of Dakota Territory, from June 1, 1880, until June 24, 1884. A post office was established in Ordway in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ordway, South Dakota
2. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 110.
3. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Brown County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Aberdeen
Cities	Aberdeen Columbia Groton
Towns	Claremont Frederick Hecla Stratford Verdon Warner Westport
CDPs	Bath Bath Corner Ferney Hutterville Colony Mansfield‡ Prairiewood Village
Other communities	Barnard Houghton Huffton Ordway Putney Randolph Rudolph Tacoma Park
Townships	Aberdeen Allison Bates Bath Brainard Cambria Carlisle Claremont Columbia East Hanson East Rondell Franklyn Frederick Garden Prairie Garland Gem Greenfield Groton Hecla Henry Highland Lansing Liberty Lincoln Mercier New Hope North Detroit Oneota Ordway Osceola Palmyra Portage Prairiewood Putney Ravinia Richland Riverside Savo Shelby South Detroit Warner West Hanson Westport West Rondell
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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45°34′43″N 98°24′43″W / 45.57861°N 98.41194°W / 45.57861; -98.41194

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