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Dowling

Ghost town · Haakon County, South Dakota

Post Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000)
Post Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1983, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dowling is a ghost town in Haakon County, South Dakota. It is the only former community in Haakon County recorded on the federal names register, out of 99 across South Dakota.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dowling as a historical populated place on the Post Ranch 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 44.3336° N, 101.9846° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePost Ranch
Elevation2,656 ft
Nearest living townBridger, SD
Distance to it14.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1260959
Coordinates44.33360, -101.98460

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What's there now

Dowling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bridger, SD (population 72), about 14.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,656 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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