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Fairview

Ghost town · Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Bancroft East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Bancroft East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairview is a ghost town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It is one of 2 former communities in Kingsbury County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairview as a historical populated place on the Bancroft East 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 44.3814° N, 97.7237° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBancroft East
Elevation1,551 ft
Nearest living townIroquois, SD
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1263768
Coordinates44.38136, -97.72369

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What's there now

Fairview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Iroquois, SD (population 425), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,551 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 Fairview?

Fairview is in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, at 44.3814, -97.7237.

How many ghost towns are in Kingsbury County?

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

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