Record

About Edson

Edson is a ghost town in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
From Wikipedia, "Edson, South Dakota", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Edson, 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 Edson is

USGS topographic map around Edson — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Edson

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.

1954 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1957 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1983 Faith SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1984 Faith sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Edson

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.

Avance7.7 mi SW · Meade
Fox Ridge16.6 mi W · Meade
Coal Springs29.3 mi N · Perkins
Sulphur36.9 mi W · Meade
Zeona37.4 mi W · Perkins

Sources

Wikipedia, "Edson, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q24061508.
USGS GNIS 1264210.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).