Abandoned Record
About Emmet
Emmet is a ghost town in Emmet Township, Union County, South Dakota, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Emmet, 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 Emmet is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Emmet
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.
- 1898 Elk Point sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Elk Point sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1907 Elk Point sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Sioux City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sioux City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Sioux City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Nora sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Sioux City North 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 Emmet
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
- Hooker22.2 mi NW · Turner
- Stevens31.8 mi SE · Union
- East Sioux Falls40.0 mi N · Minnehaha
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Emmet": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Emmet, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5373472.
- USGS GNIS 1261002.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).