Abandoned Record
About Grand View
Grand View, also labeled as Grandview, was a town and former county seat of Douglas County, South Dakota. Grand View was located in the southern half of Section 13 of Grandview Township and part of the northern half of Section 24.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grand View, 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 Grand View is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Grand View
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 Mitchell sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Mitchell sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Corsica Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Lake Andes sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Mitchell sheet, 1:250,000 · 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.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Grand View, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q124005330.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).