Abandoned Record
About Stamford
Stamford is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Stamford, 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 Stamford is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Stamford
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 Martin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Martin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Stamford sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Kadoka 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 Stamford
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Stamford": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Stamford, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7597373.
- USGS GNIS 1261069.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).