Cactus Flat, South Dakota

Cactus Flat, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Cactus Flat is located in South Dakota
Cactus Flat
Cactus Flat
Cactus Flat is located in the United States
Cactus Flat
Cactus Flat
Coordinates: 43°50′08″N 101°53′40″W / 43.83556°N 101.89444°W / 43.83556; -101.89444
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyJackson
Elevation
2,500 ft (800 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code605
GNIS feature ID1261390[1]

Cactus Flat (also Cactus Flat Junction, Cactus Flats) is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States.[1] The community is home to several nearby campgrounds and prairie dog towns which are marketed as tourist attractions.[2]

Buildings

The Ranch Store building was originally located in Kadoka, South Dakota, but was later moved to Cactus Flat.[3]

See also

Prairie Homestead

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Cactus Flat, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Cactus Flat, SD - Six-Ton Prairie Dog". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Cerney, Janice Brozik (2018). Badlands, gateways, and ghost towns. Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4671-2836-0. OCLC 1019956093.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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