Abandoned Record
About East Sioux Falls
East Sioux Falls was a city located in southeastern Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States, located about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Sioux Falls along South Dakota Highway 42 on the Big Sioux River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about East Sioux Falls, 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 East Sioux Falls is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover East Sioux Falls
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.
- 1955 Sioux Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sioux Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Sioux Falls East sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sioux Falls sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 East Sioux Falls
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "East Sioux Falls": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "East Sioux Falls, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5329398.
- USGS GNIS 1254861.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).