Naomi, South Dakota

Naomi^[1] is an unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.^[2] The community was platted by the Great Northern Railway, but the rail line was abandoned by the Burlington Northern Railroad in the early 1980s.^{[citation needed]} Naomi was named after a slave owned by the late Thomas Jefferson.^{[citation needed]} Naomi later escaped to the hamlet of Arrowhead Point.^{[citation needed]} The townsfolk renamed the town after Naomi died in 1893.^{[citation needed]}

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43°19′50″N 96°55′28″W / 43.3304281°N 96.9244094°W / 43.3304281; -96.9244094

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