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Bard

Ghost town · Hanson County, South Dakota

Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bard is a ghost town in Hanson County, South Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Hanson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bard as a historical populated place on the Riverside topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.7055° N, 97.8976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverside
Elevation1,313 ft
Nearest living townMillbrook Colony, SD
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1264367
Coordinates43.70554, -97.89757

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What's there now

Bard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millbrook Colony, SD (population 54), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,313 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bard?

Bard is in Hanson County, South Dakota, at 43.7055, -97.8976.

How many ghost towns are in Hanson County?

Hanson County, South Dakota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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