Place:Dante, Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States

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NameDante
TypeTown
Coordinates43.039°N 98.186°W
Located inCharles Mix, South Dakota, United States
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Dante is a town in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census.

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Dante was originally called Mayo, and under the latter name was laid out in 1908, and named for H.T. Mayo, a first settler. However, in 1910 when the railroad came to the town, officials balked at building a depot in a town named Mayo (a name which for unclear reasons, railroad officials found undignified). The railroad requested citizens rename the town. H.T. Mayo replied that he didn't care what they renamed it, sarcastically suggesting, "You can call it Dante's Inferno for all I care."

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