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Ghost town · Perkins County, South Dakota
Ellingson is a ghost town in Perkins County, South Dakota. It is the only former community in Perkins County recorded on the federal names register, out of 99 across South Dakota.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellingson as a historical populated place on the Cow Butte SE 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 45.8667° N, 102.8699° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cow Butte SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,698 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bucyrus, ND |
| Distance to it | 14.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1264399 |
| Coordinates | 45.86667, -102.86988 |
What's there now
Ellingson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bucyrus, ND (population 55), about 14.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,698 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Petrelghost town · Adams County · 29.1 mi
- 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.