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Florence

Ghost town · Pennington County, South Dakota

Nahant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Nahant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Florence is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota. It is one of 15 former communities in Pennington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Florence as a historical populated place on the Nahant 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 44.1358° N, 103.7802° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNahant
Elevation5,727 ft
Nearest living townLead, SD
Distance to it15 miles
GNIS feature ID1264596
Coordinates44.13582, -103.78020

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What's there now

Florence is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lead, SD (population 2,997), about 15 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,727 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 Florence?

Florence is in Pennington County, South Dakota, at 44.1358, -103.7802.

How many ghost towns are in Pennington County?

Pennington County, South Dakota has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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