Urban, South Dakota Explained

Urban is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

The town of Urban was named after the hope that it would become something "pertaining to a city"(i.e. comparable to a city).^[1]

References

43.7731°N -103.2028°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 132.