WayfarrowLaCreek
Ghost town · Bennett County, South Dakota
LaCreek is a ghost town in Bennett County, South Dakota. It is the only former community in Bennett County recorded on the federal names register, out of 99 across South Dakota.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists LaCreek as a historical populated place on the Martin SW 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 43.0917° N, 101.6468° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Martin SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,060 ft |
| Nearest living town | Martin, SD |
| Distance to it | 7.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1264140 |
| Coordinates | 43.09167, -101.64681 |
What's there now
LaCreek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Martin, SD (population 1,054), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,060 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Albanyghost town · Sheridan County · 33.8 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.