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Greenwood

Ghost town · Lawrence County, South Dakota

Nemo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Nemo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Greenwood is a ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It is one of 25 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. No county in South Dakota has more among the 26 South Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenwood as a historical populated place: 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 44.2203° N, 103.5616° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPiedmont, SD
Distance to it9.2 miles
Coordinates44.22026, -103.56158

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What's there now

Greenwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Piedmont, SD (population 956), about 9.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Greenwood?

Greenwood is in Lawrence County, South Dakota, at 44.2203, -103.5616.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, South Dakota has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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