Founders of Minnesela on the Minnesela Hotel in 1889

This is an incomplete list of

ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...

s in

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...

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

C through D

E through H

I through L

M through O

P through R

S through T

V through Z

Notes

References

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost towns in South Dakota South Dakota geography-related lists

Lists of places in South Dakota American Old West-related lists