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Okobojo

Ghost town · Sully County, South Dakota

Okobojo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Okobojo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Okobojo 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 44.6492° N, 100.3956° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,711 ft
Nearest living townCow Creek, SD
Distance to it7.8 miles
Coordinates44.64917, -100.39556

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What's there now

Okobojo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cow Creek, SD (population 64), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,711 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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