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South Sioux Falls

Ghost town · Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Sioux Falls East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Sioux Falls East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Sioux Falls as a historical populated place on the Sioux Falls 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 43.5114° N, 96.7294° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSioux Falls East
Elevation1,411 ft
Nearest living townSioux Falls, SD
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID2647291
Coordinates43.51138, -96.72945

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What's there now

South Sioux Falls is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sioux Falls, SD (population 197,642), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,411 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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