Near Pringle in Custer County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cold Springs School & Cemetery

1887

— Honoring Our Founding Members —

Cold Springs School & Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

1. Cold Springs School & Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Restored by Cold Springs Historical Society 1965

Cold Springs School
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c.1887

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 43° 37.399′ N, 103° 30.431′ W. Marker is near Pringle, South Dakota, in Custer County. Marker and school are located off Flynn Creek Rd (County Road 336) north of its junction with Rankin Ridge Rd (County Road 391), about one mile west of State Route 87. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pringle SD 57773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West River

and in Greater Rapid City.

It is also in the American Black Hills,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Exposing the Past (approx. 2.1 miles away); Wind Cave National Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Early Game Preserve (approx. 3.4 miles away); Life in a Prairie Dog Town (approx. 3.6 miles away); Morgan & Ziemet Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); 40 Gallon Soda and Acid Chemical Extinguisher (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Pringle School Bell (approx. 4.4 miles away); Point of Rocks (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pringle.

Regarding Cold Springs School & Cemetery. National Register Statement of Significance:

Cold Springs School house is one of the last log school houses in the state. It is well restored, a fine example of early educational techniques on the frontier. In addition. Cold Springs School house served its community as a meetinghouse, church, and dance hall. It remained the center of community affairs for 63 years, long enough to see one man educated, married,

Cold Springs School & Cemetery NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

2. Cold Springs School & Cemetery NRHP Marker

and sometime after his 50th wedding anniversary (celebrated at the school), mourned. He was buried in the cemetery nearby.

Also see . . . Cold Springs Schoolhouse National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Cold Springs School and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

3. Cold Springs School and Markers

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2026

4. Cold Springs School and Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.