Cactus Flat, South Dakota

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Cactus Flat, South Dakota
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Cactus Flat
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Cactus Flat
Coordinates: 43°50′08″N101°53′40″W / 43.83556°N 101.89444°W / 43.83556; -101.89444
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Jackson
Elevation
2,500 ft (800 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code 605
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]

Contents

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. 1 2 "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)