Lancaster City, South Dakota

Lancaster City is a ghost town in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History

Lancaster City was named for Nimrod Lancaster, who laid out the mining community in 1877.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lancaster City (historical)
↑ Mitchell, Steven T. (16 December 2010). Nuggets to Neutrinos: The Homestake Story. Xlibris Corporation. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-4568-3947-5.

Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States

County seat: Deadwood

Cities	Central City Deadwood Lead Spearfish Whitewood

Township	St. Onge

CDPs	North Spearfish Saint Onge

Other unincorporated communities	Beaver Crossing Benchmark Brownsville Cheyenne Crossing Chinatown Englewood Galena Gayville Hanna Nemo Roubaix Terry

Ghost towns	Blacktail Carbonate Crook City Crown Hill Flatiron Greenwood Lancaster City Maitland Nahant Novak Ragged Top Terraville Tinton Trojan

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