Shaokatan

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Shaokatan MN 56142
United States
44° 28' 31.2204" N, 96° 12' 58.896" W
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Shaokatan is in Lincoln County SHAOKATAN Township has the Dakota name of its lake, found on an early map of this state, before mentioned for Lake Hendricks, published January 1, 1860. Its origin and meaning remain to be learned. A post office was in section 14, 1882-88, on postmaster Samuel D. Pumpelly's farm; he was born in Kentucky and came to Minnesota in 1876; after serving as postmaster for seven years, he became county auditor at Lake Benton, later moving to Oregon, where he died. The post office had earlier been at Morse and later moved to Idlewild. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.