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Ghost town · Meade County, South Dakota
Avance is a ghost town in Meade County, South Dakota. It is one of 5 former communities in Meade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avance as a historical populated place on the Avance topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.9183° N, 102.2477° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Avance |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,528 ft |
| Nearest living town | Faith, SD |
| Distance to it | 12.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1266769 |
| Coordinates | 44.91832, -102.24766 |
What's there now
Avance is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Faith, SD (population 327), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,528 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
Questions
Where is Avance?
Avance is in Meade County, South Dakota, at 44.9183, -102.2477.
How many ghost towns are in Meade County?
Meade County, South Dakota has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.