Plana, South Dakota is a former village within Cambria Township in

Brown County, South Dakota Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,301, making it the fourth most populous county in South Dakota, and was estimated to be 37,495 in 2024. Its county seat is Aberdeen. The ...

, United States. It was established in 1887 and grew to include three

grain elevators A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lowe ...

, a railroad depot and more. It declined after its general store was burned in 1927. In 1994 the only surviving structures were a former community hall, a school, and the Welsh Presbyterian Church. With .

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