Ghost towns and almost ghost towns of Butte County, South Dakota
Ghost towns and almost ghost towns of Butte County, South Dakota
HISTORY
a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,243.[1] Its county seat is Belle Fourche.[2] The county was established in the Dakota Territory on March 2, 1883, and given the descriptive name based on the French word for a hill
In 1975, plesiosaur fossils dating to the Cretaceous Period (ca. 110 million years ago) were discovered in Butte County. In the 1980s, a 90-million-year-old fossil of a clawless lobster was discovered. A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was found in 1981.
The early human history of the Belle Fourche River Valley has been traced to about 3000 BC. The first people of the area were Native Americans who resided on the northwestern plains of North America. The earliest known evidence of human activity in the area dates to the Middle Plains Archaic Period of the Plains Indians (ca. 3000–1500 BC). Traces of tipi rings dating from this period have been found. In 1979 and 1980, archeologists excavated a fortified and previously inhabited site west of Belle Fourche that dated to AD 1000. This site was called the Smiley-Evans Site and had been recorded in 1959. Until 1984, only 47 archaeological sites had been recorded, but after the excavation of the Smiley-Evans Site, several investigations were undertaken. As of 1989, 199 archaeological sites had been discovered in the county.
TOWNS
Acme
Post office(1910-1914)
Acme, Butte County, SD - 1916 Business Directory
This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and
Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L.
Polk & Co.
Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file
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ACME. Butte county. A discontinued p o 21 miles n e of Newell on the C & N W
Ry the shipping and banking point and p o.
(No businesses listed)Arpan
Post office (1911-1923)
Arpan was platted in 1910, and named for a local family.[2] A post office called Arpan was in operation from 1911 until 1940.
Arpan
Post office (1924-1940)
Ball
Post office (1909-1919)
25 miles Northeast of Newell, derived its name from the wife of the first postmaster, Mrs. Smith E. Russel whose maiden name was Ball.
Ball, Butte Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm BALL. Butte county. A p o 33 miles n e of Newell on the C & N W Ry the shipping and banking point. S E Russell P M. Last Name First Name Business Russell Smith E. General Store
Post office(1924-1924)
Butte
Post office (1883-1897)
Castle Rock
Post office (1910-1972)
Castle Rock, Butte Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm CASTLE ROCK. Butte county. A p o 18 miles n of Newell on the C & N W Ry the shipping and banking point A weekly newspaper the Press is published. Stage tri-weekly from Newell fare $2. Mabel Jacobsen P M. Last Name First Name Business Castle Rock Press Henry Jacobsen pub Jacobsen Henry pub Castle Rock Press, General Store and Real Estate Jacobsen Mabel hotelClathome
Post office (1910-1914)
Clathorne, Butte Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory
This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and
Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L.
Polk & Co.
Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file
may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations
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CLATHORNE. Butte county. A discontinued p o 27 miles e of
Newell on the C & N W Ry the shipping and banking point and p o.
[No businesses listed]
Post office (1910-1920)
Deermont, Butte Co, SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm DEERMONT. Butte county. A p o 25 miles n e of Newell on the C & N W Ry the shipping and banking point. Mail stage tri weekly from Newell fare $3. Jessie M Hendrickson P M. Last Name First Name Business Balb & Son S. coal mine Hendrickson Sigurd O. general store, hardware, live stock and real estateEmpire
Post office (1882/1912)
Empire, Butte Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory
This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business
Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver,
Colorado in 1909.
Information transcribed by Joy Fisher. This file may be freely copied
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EMPIRE
A postoffice in Butte county, 7 miles east of Vale and 25 miles
Northeast of Sturgis. Population 10.
Last Name First Name Business
Voight Lewis postmaster Empire, Butte Co., SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm EMPIRE. Butte county. A discontinued p o 10 miles s e of Newell on the C & N W Ry the banking and shipping point. Mail by R F D from Vale. [No businesses listed]Fourche
Post office (1880-1883)
Fruitdale
Post office (1910-1975)
a town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 73 at the 2020 census.[6]
Fruitdale was laid out in 1911, and named for a fruit orchard near the original town site.
Fruitdale, Butte Co, SD - 1916 Business Directory This information extracted from the "Northwestern Gazetteer and Business Directory", vol. XX (1916-1917), published by R. L. Polk & Co. Data transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm FRUITDALE. Pop 75. Butte county. A village on the C & N W Ry 8 miles e of Belle Fourche the county seat. Has a Baptist church, a bank, a grain elevator and a hotel. A weekly newspaper the Pioneer is published. Exp Am. Willard Cooke P M. Alexander O H, pres Fruitdale State Bank. Blackwell C H & Co, General Store. Casavant Wm, gen store. Clary P M, cashr Fruitdale State Bank. Evans H J Lumber Co. Fruitdale Pioneer The, Sheppard & Son pubs. Fruitdale State Bank (capital $15,000), O H Alexander, pres; P M Clary, cashr. Hollender Geo, hardware. Huffback C W, r r, exp and tel agt. Mabbott Lou & Son, gen store. Melvin Jno, blksmith. Melvin T J, pool. Niva Wm & Co, grocers. Rapid River Milling Co, grain. Ross Fred, barber. Sheppard & Son, pubs Frultdale Pioneer. Stearns Co, farm impts. Stearns M B, ins agt. Thompson Fred, livery. Wright Mrs H S, hotel.Halliburton
Post office (1907-1907)
Haycreek
Post office (1921-1932)
Hodges
Post office (1910-1912)
Hoover
Post office (1905-1973)
Hoover, Butte Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory
This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business
Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver,
Colorado in 1909.
Information transcribed by Joy Fisher. This file may be freely copied
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HOOVER
A postoffice in Butte county, 50 miles northeast of Belle Fourche,
the railroad and trading point. Population 10.
Last Name First Name Business
Hoover Alex genl merchandise and postmaster
Hoover J. W. stock growerHoover was laid out in 1905, and named in honor of John Hoover, a local cattleman.[2] A post office called Hoover was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The Hoover general store was built in 1902 and remains in operation as the only business in this rural location.[
Horsecreek
Post office (1908-1914)
Horsecreek, Butte Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory
This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business
Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver,
Colorado in 1909.
Information transcribed by Joy Fisher. This file may be freely copied
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HORSECREEK
A new postoffice in Butte county. Farming the principal industry.
Population 5.
(No businesses listed)IndianPost office (1904-1905)
Kismet
Post office (1910-1914)
Lena
Post office (1908-1909)
Macy
Post office (1885-1906)
Mason
Post office (1912-1940)
Mason was laid out in 1912, and named in honor of a local family.[1] A post office called Mason was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1940
Middlecreek
Post office (1910-1911)
Minnesela
 |
| 1890 |
Post office (1882-1901)
Minnesela (Lakota: mni šeyéla;[2] "red water") is a ghost town and was the first settlement in and county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Minnesela was founded in 1882 and was located three miles southeast of present-day Belle Fourche.[3] The railroad's decision to bypass Minnesela and to continue on to Belle Fourche in 1890 caused the town to be abandoned by 1901.
Oens
Post office (1911-1917)
Orman
Post office (1906-1914)
Orman, Butte Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory
This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business
Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver,
Colorado in 1909.
Information transcribed by Joy Fisher. This file may be freely copied
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ORMAN
Postoffice in Butte county, 13 miles northeast of Belle Fourche,
the nearest railroad point. Population 30.
Last Name First Name Business
Corbin J. E. blacksmith
Giddings C. M. stage lane
Giddings G. H. carpenter
Gillette E. A. dentist
Hayes Bros. Co. genl contractors
Hedrick J. W. carpenter
Lamoreaux J. J. general contractor
Lamoreaux L. L. general contractor
Magruder F. C. surveyor
Rosebro L. D. meat market
Scherz Fred veterinary surgeon
Smallidge F. M. genl mdse, agric implements, postmaster and notary public
Walker A. W. surveyorOwl Butte
Post office (1911-1911)
Rothford
Post office (1911-1914)
Sampont
Post office (1905/1918)
Snoma
Post office (1890-1911)
The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is a cemetery located about 3+1⁄2 miles southeast of Fruitdale, in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. In 1885, a small Finnish community called Snoma was founded nearby, and the residents built the cemetery
Snoma, Butte Co., SD - 1909 Business Directory
This file contains a listing from the "South Dakota State Business
Directory," published by The Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver,
Colorado in 1909.
Information transcribed by Joy Fisher. This file may be freely copied
by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use.
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SNOMA
Country postoffice in Butte county, 10 miles east of Belle Fourche,
the nearest railroad point. Population 15.
Last Name First Name Business
Anderson Andrew blacksmith
Blackwell C. H. postmaster
Blackwell & Co. C. H. genl mdse
Hall H. H. hotel
Kariner J. W. stage to Belle Fourche
Summers H. T. hardware and dry goodsTwilight
Post office (1917-1944)
Voice
Post office (1911-1911)
Watson
Post office (1908-1912)
Wescott
Post office (1914-1915)
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