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Vodnany

Ghost town · Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Tripp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Tripp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vodnany as a historical populated place on the Tripp 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 43.1306° N, 97.8819° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTripp
Elevation1,524 ft
Nearest living townKaylor, SD
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2678885
Coordinates43.13056, -97.88194

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What's there now

Vodnany is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kaylor, SD (population 68), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,524 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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