Ghost Towns in South Dakota

South Dakota has 99 ghost towns on record across 26 counties. Lawrence County (25), Pennington County (15), Clark County (9) hold the most. Every entry below is placed from federal coordinates and lists its sources.

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Places with images and history

• Ardmore
  Fall River County
• Avance
  Meade County
• Bard
  Hanson County
• Bluff Center
  Clay County
• Bramhall
  Hyde County
• Bunker
  Stanley County
• Burdock
  Fall River County
• Canyon City
  Pennington County
• Carbonate
  Lawrence County
• Carlton
  Clark County
• Carterville
  Lawrence County
• Cartesville
  Lawrence County

By county

• Lawrence County 25
• Pennington County 15
• Clark County 9
• Clay County 8
• Meade County 5
• Fall River County 4
• Custer County 4
• Butte County 3
• Hanson County 2
• Stanley County 2
• Douglas County 2
• Union County 2
• Kingsbury County 2
• Hand County 2
• Lake County 2
• Hyde County 1
• Haakon County 1
• Perkins County 1
• Corson County 1
• Bennett County 1
• Walworth County 1
• Sully County 1
• Brown County 1
• Minnehaha County 1
• Bon Homme County 1
• Charles Mix County 1

All 99 ghost towns in South Dakota

• Addie Camp · Pennington
• Ardmore · Fall River
• Avance · Meade
• Bard · Hanson
• Big Bottom · Meade
• Bismuth · Custer
• Black Hills Ordnance Depot · Fall River
• Blacktail · Lawrence
• Bluff Center · Clay
• Bramhall · Hyde
• Brownsville · Lawrence
• Bunker · Stanley
• Burdock · Fall River
• Canyon City · Pennington
• Carbonate · Lawrence
• Carlton · Clark
• Carterville · Lawrence
• Cartesville · Lawrence
• Carthage · Lawrence
• Carwye · Meade
• Castleton · Pennington
• Centennial City · Lawrence
• Channing · Lawrence
• Clara Belle Camp · Pennington
• Cold Spring II · Custer
• Copper Camp · Pennington
• Crown Hill · Lawrence
• Dacy · Lawrence
• Danoby · Custer
• Diamond City · Lawrence
• Douglas City · Douglas
• Dowling · Haakon
• Elizabethtown · Lawrence
• Ellingson · Perkins
• Emmet · Union
• Etta · Pennington
• Fairview · Kingsbury
• Fairview · Pennington
• Flatiron · Lawrence
• Flatiron I · Lawrence
• Florence · Hand
• Florence · Pennington
• Frenchtown · Pennington
• Frisby · Clark
• Glenwood · Clay
• Goiens · Meade
• Grandview · Douglas
• Greenwood · Lawrence
• Gregory · Lawrence
• Gros · Clark
• Hayward · Pennington
• Heppner · Fall River
• Ivanhoe · Custer
• Jeffrey · Corson
• Julian · Clark
• Keefton · Clark
• Komstad · Clay
• LaCreek · Bennett
• Lancaster City · Lawrence
• LaRoche
• LeBeau · Walworth
• Lily · Clark
• Maitland · Lawrence
• Manchester · Kingsbury
• Marshalltown · Clay
• Mason · Butte
• Maywood · Hanson
• Merritt · Lawrence
• Merton · Clark
• Minnesela · Butte
• Nahant · Lawrence
• Okobojo · Sully
• Orland · Lake
• Pactola · Pennington
• Pedro · Pennington
• Pheba · Stanley
• Pitrodie · Clark
• Plana · Brown
• Prairie Queen · Lake
• Ragged Top · Lawrence
• Riverside · Clay
• Runkel · Meade
• Saybrook · Clay
• Shaw · Clay
• Sheridan · Pennington
• Snoma · Butte
• South Sioux Falls · Minnehaha
• Star Corner · Clay
• Stevens · Union
• Success · Clark
• Sweetland · Hand
• Teddy Bear · Pennington
• Terraville · Lawrence
• Tigerville · Pennington
• Tinton · Lawrence
• Trojan · Lawrence
• Virginia · Lawrence
• Vodnany · Bon Homme
• Wheeler · Charles Mix