WayfarrowBunker
Ghost town · Stanley County, South Dakota
Bunker is a ghost town in Stanley County, South Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Stanley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bunker as a historical populated place on the Midland NE 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 44.2386° N, 101.1018° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Midland NE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,030 ft |
| Nearest living town | Midland, SD |
| Distance to it | 11.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1254159 |
| Coordinates | 44.23860, -101.10181 |
What's there now
Bunker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Midland, SD (population 108), about 11.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,030 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Phebaghost town · Stanley County · 1.9 mi
- Dowlingghost town · Haakon County · 44.2 mi
- Okobojoghost town · Sully County · 45 mi
Questions
Where is Bunker?
Bunker is in Stanley County, South Dakota, at 44.2386, -101.1018.
How many ghost towns are in Stanley County?
Stanley County, South Dakota has 2 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.