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Carwye

Ghost town · Meade County, South Dakota

Piedmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Piedmont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carwye 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 Carwye as a historical populated place on the Piedmont 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 44.2222° N, 103.4213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePiedmont
Elevation4,506 ft
Nearest living townPiedmont, SD
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1264610
Coordinates44.22221, -103.42130

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What's there now

Carwye is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piedmont, SD (population 956), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,506 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Carwye?

Carwye is in Meade County, South Dakota, at 44.2222, -103.4213.

How many ghost towns are in Meade County?

Meade County, South Dakota has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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