List of ghost towns in South Dakota

This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in South Dakota, United States of America.

Classification

Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. Some sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have reverted to pasture land or empty fields. Other sites are unpopulated but still have standing buildings.

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence or have been destroyed
Deserted or barren
Covered with water
Reverted to pasture
May have a few difficult-to-find foundations/footings at most
Neglected site
Only rubble left
Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless
Abandoned site
Building or houses still standing but all abandoned
No population, except possibly a caretaker
Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings
Ghost towns

A through B

Name	County	Dates	Status	Notes
Addie Camp	Pennington	1892-1917	Neglected	Also known as Kennedyville, Canadaville, or Addie Spur.
Albany	Lawrence
Allen's Camp	Pennington
Allerton	Lawrence
Alta	Pennington	1870s-?	Neglected	Also known as Altamine.
American City	Lawrence		Barren	The exact location is unknown due to flooding that has destroyed all traces of the town.
Anchor	Lawrence			This town was in the Ragged Top mining district. Not to be confused with Anchor City.
Anchor City	Lawrence			This was an early mining camp close to Deadwood. Also called Anchor; not to be confused with Anchor.
Annie Creek	Lawrence			Also called Stanley City or Reliance.
Ardmore	Fall River	1889-2004	Abandoned
Argonne	Miner	1886-1970s	Barren
Argyle	Custer		Barren
Arpan	Butte
Astoria	Lawrence	1887-?	Neglected
Athboy	Corson		Abandoned
Atlantic City	Custer		Barren	The exact location of the town and its mine are a mystery.
Bakerville	Custer		Barren
Ball	Butte
Balmoral	Lawrence	c. 1897-1910s	Neglected	Possibly an earlier name for Cyanide, which was in the same mining district.
Bangor	Walworth		Barren
Bear Butte	Lawrence			Not to be confused with Bear Butte, the butte located to the southeast of the town site. It is also called Bare Butte.
Bear Gulch	Lawrence	c. 1870s-?		Not to be confused with the Bear Gulch settlement in Pennington County.
Bear Gulch	Pennington		Barren	Submerged under Pactola Lake. This was a stop along the Black Hills & Western Railroad. Not to be confused with the Lawrence County settlement by the same name. It is also called Elkhorn.
Bear Rock	Custer			An early placer mining camp. It housed the first post office in the Black Hills, which was only a cave where mail was delivered.
Beaver City	Lawrence	01/1878-?	Barren
Bernardsville	Lawrence	c. 1877-?	Barren	Exact location unknown, but is somewhere one-half mile east of the Wyoming state line.
Besant	Lawrence		Neglected	Also called Besant Flats or Besant Park.
Big Bottom	Meade	1878-1887	Neglected
Bismuth	Custer		Neglected
Black Fox	Pennington
Blacktail	Lawrence
Bloomington	Brown	?-1877	Barren	Was destroyed by outlaws.
Bluevale	Pennington	?-c. 1900	Barren
Bon Homme	Clay		Abandoned
Boughton	Lawrence		Barren
Boulder	Lawrence	?-1880s	Barren	Also called Boulder Park.
Brashville	Lawrence	February 2, 1881-June 1882		The dates listed are the dates that the post office was in operation.
Brennan	Pennington			Also called Warbonnet and Siding Eleven.
Buena Vista	Fall River		Neglected
Buena Viste	Lawrence		Barren
Bugtown	Custer	?-1880s	Barren
Burdock	Fall River		Neglected	Also called Argentine.

C through D

E through H

Name	County	Dates	Status	Notes
East Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
Elizabethtown	Lawrence			Later incorporated into Deadwood.
Elmore	Lawrence		Abandoned
Emmet	Union	1871-?	Neglected
Englewood	Lawrence			Also called Ten Mile Ranch.
Etta	Pennington		Barren	Also called Etta Camp.
Eureka	Pennington			Not to be confused with Eureka in McPherson County.
Evans Place	Lawrence		Barren	Its exact location is unknown.
Everts	Walworth		Barren
Fair View	Pennington		Barren	Existed around 1887.
Farmingdale	Pennington		Abandoned
Firesteel	Davison	1875-?	Barren
Flatiron	Lawrence	1890s-?	Neglected	Not to be confused with the other Flatiron. It was a successful mining town from the 1890s until about the 1930s.
Flatiron	Lawrence	c. 1921-?	Barren	Not to be confused with the Flatiron which was much bigger and existed long before this town.
Flora	Custer	1890s	Barren	Was a tin mining town. Its exact location is unknown.
Floral	Pennington		Neglected	Also called Florence. Not to be confused with Florence, South Dakota located in Codington County; or the similarly-named ghost town Flora.
Folsom	Custer			Was a gold mining town.
Forest City				Submerged under Lake Oahe.
Fountain City	Lawrence			Also called Mountain City. Was incorporated into Deadwood.
Gayville	Lawrence			Also called Troy, it was an early placer mining camp that had a significant population, but was later absorbed into Deadwood. Not to be confused with the Gayville in Yankton County.
Gibralter	Meade	1877-?	Barren	Also spelled Gibraltar.
Glendale	Pennington	1880s-?		Also called Otho.
Golden Centre	Lawrence
Golden Summit	Pennington			Also called Summit. Not to be confused with Summit, also located in Pennington County.
Golden West	Pennington	c. 1900-c. 1920	Barren
Gold Hill	Lawrence
Gopher	Corson	1910-?	Barren
Gothland	Union
Grandview	Pennington		Barren
Greenwood	Lawrence	1885-1912	Barren	Also called Laflin. The last house was torn down in 1971.
Gregory	Lawrence	1879-?	Barren	Also called Montana City. Not to be confused with the Gregory, South Dakota located in Gregory County; or the other Montana City in Lawrence County.
Griggs	Lawrence		Barren
Hagginsville
Hammer	Roberts	?-1930s	Neglected
Harney	Pennington	1876-1900	Abandoned	Not to be confused with the military encampment by the same name in Custer County.
Hayward	Pennington	11/1876-?	Abandoned	Also spelled Hayword.
Heppner	Fall River
Hillhead	Marshall	1915-1970s	Neglected	Also called Hilltop or Airmont.
Hillside	Butte		Neglected
Hill Side	Union
Hooker	Turner		Abandoned
Hoover	Butte
Hornblende Camp	Pennington	1899-1915	Barren	Also called Horneblende.
Huseboe	Corson		Neglected	Also called Lightcap.
Hustleton	Pennington			Existed around January 1877.

I through L

Name	County	Dates	Status	Notes	-
Igloo	Fall River	c. 1942-after 1970	Abandoned	Also known as the Black Hills Ordnance Depot, it was a residential community located near a munitions storage and maintenance facility.	-
Imlay	Jackson	1907-?	Neglected		-
Ivanhoe	Custer		Barren	Not to be confused with Yamboya, which was also called Ivanhoe but was a separate community.	-
Junction City	Custer	c. 09/1879-c. 1881	Neglected		-
Kiddville	Custer	before September 20, 1879-?	Neglected		-
Lakeview	Todd		Neglected	Only the school and church are still in use by the farming community, but the actual town no longer exists.	-
Lancaster City	Lawrence		Barren		-
Lauzon	Custer		Neglected		-
LeBeau	Walworth		Barren	It is submerged beneath Lake Oahe.	-
Lentz	Lawrence				-
Lexington	Lawrence		Barren		-
Lily	Day	1883-2017	Dissolved	Dissolved in March 2017 by the Day County court due to its population reaching zero.
Lithia	Fall River		Barren	Most likely submerged beneath Angostura Lake.	-
Lone Camp	Lawrence		Barren	Was an early mining camp. The exact location is unknown, but it was around Maitland and Carbonate.	-
Lookout	Pennington	c. 1884-c. 1890	Neglected	The residential community of Fort Lookout.	-
Lost Camp	Lawrence		Neglected		-
Luffman	Marshall		Barren		-

M through O

Name	County	Dates	Status	Notes
Macy	Butte
Maitland	Lawrence	1877-c. 1915	Neglected	Also called Midland, Garden City, and Sherman.
Maitland	Fall River		Barren
Manchester	Kingsbury	June 29, 1881-June 24, 2003	Barren	The town was already in decline when it was completely destroyed during the 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak. All that remains are the foundations of the buildings.
March
Marietta	Fall River		Barren
Martin Valley	Custer
Mason	Butte
Maurice	Lawrence			Now the site of the power plant for the Homestake Mine.
Maverick	Pennington		Neglected	Existed around 1891.
Mayo	Custer		Neglected
Melvin	Custer
Merritt	Lawrence		Barren
Middle Boxelder	Lawrence		Barren	This town's existence was proven by early photographs. However, its exact location is unknown.
Minneapolis	Pennington		Barren
Minnelusa	Pennington		Barren	Existed in 1920.
Minnesela	Butte	1882-1901	Barren	The first county seat of Butte County, it was notable for its rivalry with the neighboring town of Belle Fourche in the 1890s.
Mogul	Lawrence
Montana City	Lawrence	1879-?		Not to be confused with Gregory, South Dakota, which was also called Montana City and was also located in Lawrence County. Montana City later became part of Deadwood.
Montezuma	Lawrence
Moon	Pennington		Neglected
Morganfield	Union
Moss City	Custer			Its exact location is unknown. It was most likely in eastern Custer County. It had a post office during the Black Hills Gold Rush days, but its population was never determined.
Myers City	Pennington		Neglected	Also called Myersville.
Mystic	Pennington		Abandoned	Also called Sitting Bull.
Nahant	Lawrence	1890-?	Barren
Nasby	Lawrence		Barren	Existed around 1910 as a booming logging camp.
Nerve City	Lawrence	1896		Located about north of Balmoral.
New Berlin	Lawrence	1878-?	Barren
New Chicago	Lawrence	c. 1875-1877	Barren	Was a camp later absorbed into Maitland, South Dakota.
Newton City	Pennington	c. 1878-?	Barren
North Galena	Lawrence		Barren	The exact location is unknown, but it was probably somewhere around Galena. It was also called Carter City.
Novak	Lawrence		Neglected	Also called Cindell Spur.
Nugget City	Lawrence		Barren	Was in existence before or around 1898.
Oak Flat	Lawrence		Barren
Ochre City	Pennington		Barren	Was a booming mining community around 1879.
Okobojo	Sully		Neglected
Old Ashton	Spink		Neglected
Ordway	Brown
Oro	Lawrence			Also called North Lead.
Oreville
Otis	Custer		Barren	The Custer State Game Lodge was built on the site of the town's mill.

P through R

S through T

V through Z

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