Foundation-Only Ghost Towns in South Dakota

There are 7 foundation-only ghost towns documented in South Dakota. Foundation-only sites are where a town once stood and little more — cellar holes, stone footings, and scattered artifacts. They are for history-minded visitors who enjoy reading a landscape.

Notable examples include Carbonate, Galena, Maitland, Mystic, Spokane. They cluster most densely in Lawrence County, Custer County, Pennington County. 7 of these sites are known to be publicly accessible; for the rest, confirm access with landowners or managing agencies first.