Abandoned Record
About Athboy
Athboy is an unincorporated community in Corson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Athboy, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Athboy is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Athboy
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 McIntosh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 McIntosh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Black Horse Butte sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 McIntosh sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1998 Black Horse Butte sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Athboy
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
- Coal Springs12.8 mi SW · Perkins
- Firesteel32.6 mi E · Dewey
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Athboy": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Athboy, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q23709324.
- USGS GNIS 1260976.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).