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Prairie Queen

Ghost town · Lake County, South Dakota

Sinai quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Sinai quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie Queen is a ghost town in Lake County, South Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie Queen as a historical populated place on the Sinai 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 44.1319° N, 97.0076° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSinai
Elevation1,714 ft
Nearest living townNunda, SD
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1263178
Coordinates44.13192, -97.00756

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What's there now

Prairie Queen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nunda, SD (population 43), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,714 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 Prairie Queen?

Prairie Queen is in Lake County, South Dakota, at 44.1319, -97.0076.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, South Dakota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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