Ghost Towns and Almost Ghost Towns Brookings County South Dakota
Ghost Towns and Almost Ghost Towns Brookings County South Dakota
HISTORY
Brookings County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 34,375,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Brookings.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871.[3]
Brookings County comprises the Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was founded July 3, 1871, and was named for Wilmot Wood Brookings (1830-1905), a politician and pioneer of southeastern South Dakota. Medary was the first county seat, from 1871 to 1879, when it was moved to the city of Brookings.
TOWNS
Ahnberg
Post office (1920-1937)
Location -Latitude, Longitude:
44.4771893°, -96.9775623°
Ahnberg is located along the now abandoned South Dakota Central Railroad mainline from Sioux Falls to Watertown.(which it was then bought by the Great Northern Railroad, which then became the Burlington Northern, which was the last operator of the line.)At one time it was thought to be the largest shipping point between Sioux Falls and Watertown.[citation needed]It was formerly called Como, but in 1921 when the post office was established a new name was chosen.[citation needed]The community was named for Oscar Ahnberg, a pioneer farmer living nearby.
Argo
Post office (1880-1903)
Athelwold
Post office (1892-1901)
Bainbridge
Post office (1879-1884)
Barton
Post office (1880-1886)
Bloomington
Post office (1878-1880)
Bushnell
Post office (1885-1974)
Bushnell was laid out in 1904 and named for Frank Bushnell, the original owner of the site.
Bushnell is located at 44°19′38″N 96°38′42″W.
Bushnell, Brookings 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. 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 BUSHNELL A small town in Brookings county, on the C., R. I. & P. Ry., 9 miles east of Brookings. Population 150. Last Name First Name Business Armstrong Lawrence N. railway, express and tel agt Aulguir see Denhart & Aulguir Elevator Co. Berry J. L. manager, Central Lumber Co. Berry Joe sec and treas, Farmers Mercantile Co. Billings B. R. confectionery and restaurant Billings Roy postmaster Bushnell Hotel Chas Soden proprietor Central Lumber Co. J L Berry manager Clement Wm. carpenter Coon A. B. buyer, Denhart & Aulguir Elevator Co. Davenport Elevator Co. John McClemonts buyer Davis Chas. carpenter Denhart & Aulguir Elevator Co. A B Coon buyer Edgar W. J. (Rev.) pastor, Methodist Episcopal Church Farmers & Merchants State Bank Charles Lynch, pres Farmers Mercantile Co. Chas Lynch pres, Joe Berry sec and treas, general merchandise Gray Oscar L. barber Loomis see Ryan-Loomis Mercantile Co. Lynch Charles pres Farmers & Merchants State Bank Lynch Chas. pres, Farmers Mercantile Co. McClemonts John buyer, Davenport Elevator Co. Methodist Episcopal Church Rev W J Edgar pastor Nelson C. blacksmith Ryan-Loomis Mercantile Co. general merchandise Shoemaker H. L. hardware and implements Soden Chas. proprietor Bushnell Hotel, livery Wilcox Clyde cashier Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bushnell, Brookings 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 BUSHNELL. Pop 250. Brookings county. A village on the C R I & P Ry 8 miles e of Brookings the county seat. Has Methodist and Episcopal churches, a bank, a hotel and 2 grain elevators. Exp Am. Tel W U. L N Armstrong P M. Last Name First Name Business Alguire see Denhart & Alguire Armstrong L. N. r r, exp and tel agt Bushnell Mercantile Co. gen store Central Lumber Co. Clement W. M. harness Davenport Elevator Co. Denhart & Alguire grain elevator Enright F. M. cashr, Farmers & Merchants State Bank Farmers & Merchants State Bank (capital $7,000), Charles Lynch, pres; F M Enright, cashr Lynch Charles pres, Farmers & Merchants State Bank Martin Earl drugs Mee W. G. hotel Nelson Conrad blksmith Quinlan M. grocer Satterfield M. meats
Clare
Post office (1883-1885)
Fountain
Post office (1878-1885)
Location: N 44° 22.115 W 096° 39.500
Fountain was a small community in Brookings County that was settled in 1876, (Some sources say 1878) with the settlers hoping the railroad would pass through the town.
Later, the Dakota Railroad located and built the railroad line five miles south of the town.
A spur was constructed to the town of Fountain, but eventually all the people moved away, thus abandoning the town.
Grant
Post office (1879/1900)
Grant, Brookings 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 GRANT. Brookings county. A station on the C & N W Ry 4 miles n w of Elkton the banking point and p o which see for names. [No businesses listed]
Harton
Post office (1877-1878)
Ivanhoe
Post office (1880-1882)
Lake Village
Post office (1873-1880)
Laketon
Post office (1886-1901)
Medary
Post office (1872-1883)
Modina
Post office (1878-1879)
Mondale
Post office (1879-1879)
New Denmark
Post office (1878-1879)
Oakwood
Post office (1874-1894)
Orness
Post office (1896-1901)
Prairie Farm
Post office (1876-1901)
Orness, post office in Brookings Co., SD. Established 1896 with Jacob E. Johnson as postmaster
Renshaw
Post office (1879-1879)
Sherman
Post office (1878-1884)
Sterling
Post office (1880-1880)
Thoms
Post office (1883-1883)
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