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