Abandoned Record
About Fox Ridge
Fox Ridge is a ghost town in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Fox Ridge, 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 Fox Ridge is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Fox Ridge
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 Rapid City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Rapid City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Camp Creek 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 Fox Ridge
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Fox Ridge, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24061513.
- USGS GNIS 1260960.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).