| Merritt, South Dakota | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | South Dakota |
| Pushpin Label: | Merritt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Merritt in South Dakota. |
| Coordinates: | 44.1408°N -103.5686°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence and Pennington |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Elevation Ft: | 5105 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone1: | MST |
| Utc Offset1: | -7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -6 |
Merritt is a ghost town in Lawrence County and Pennington County, South Dakota, United States of America.[1]
Merritt was a small logging community that once included a school, post office, and a ranger station. It provided fuel and wood for the mines near Lead and Deadwood. It has since been abandoned. In the 1970s, all that remained of the town was a trout ranch.[2]
The old site is located on the county line between Pennington and Lawrence Counties in the US state of South Dakota, on the west side of US 385. Merritt is inside of the Black Hills. It was located at the southern end of the Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad. It was 18 miles north of Hill City.[2] Its elevation is .[1]