Chartered in 1905, First Fidelity Bank began as the Burke State Bank in Burke, South Dakota. One building served as a drugstore, grocery store and bank. In the early 1930's, the Burke State Bank opened a branch in Bonesteel. L.L. Lillibridge and associates purchased the Jones County State Bank (in Murdo) in 1949, and the Citizens Bank of Colome in 1956. In 1972, the names of these three banks were changed to First Fidelity Bank, although they each continued to operate under their own separate charter.
In 1972, First Fidelity Bank of Burke established a new branch in Platte, and in 1984 the bank purchased its Gregory branch from United National Bank. In 1986, the three separate First Fidelity Bank charters (Burke, Murdo and Colome) were merged into one First Fidelity Bank under the original 1905 charter. In 1990, Ranchers National Bank in Winner was acquired, making a total of seven First Fidelity Bank offices in South Dakota.
A strong local identity and continuity of leadership have made the bank an integral part of family and business life in the communities served by First Fidelity Bank. It seems that as big banks just keep getting bigger, they know less and less about the folks they serve. Broad policy decisions are made on a national level. First Fidelity Bank offers all the benefits of a full-service bank.
Burke
P.O. Box 376
Burke, SD 57523
(605) 775-2641
Bonesteel
P.O. Box 50
Bonesteel, SD 57317
(605) 654-2633
Colome
P.O. Box 407
Colome, SD 57528
(605) 842-0525
Gregory
P.O. Box 271
Gregory, SD 57533
(605) 835-9627
Murdo
P.O. Box 47
Murdo, SD 57559
(605) 669-2492
Platte
P.O. Box 450
Platte, SD 57369
(605) 337-3352
Winner
P.O. Box 111
Winner, SD 57580
(605) 842-3811
