South Dakota Gazetteer
Ragged Top (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Lawrence County. The primary coordinates for Ragged Top (historical) places it within the SD 57754 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Ragged Top (historical) |
| Category: | South Dakota physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Populated Place |
| Class: | Populated Place |
| Description: | Located in the Black Hills, on Ragged Top Mountain, above Spearfish Valley. |
| History: | Originally named Balmoral after one of the early mines in the area. Founded in the early 1880s and later named for its location on Ragged Top Mountain. The mountain produced abundant ore and soon a bustling town developed. Difficulty in processing and transporting the ore to smelters caused the town to gradually fade. (SD-T17/p135) |
| County: | Lawrence County |
| Latitude: | 44.3597061 |
| Longitude: | -103.8857596 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Ragged Top (historical): Ragged Top (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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Central City, SD
(5.6 miles E) Lead, SD (6 miles E) Mountain Plains, SD (7.6 miles N) Deadwood, SD (7.9 miles E) Spearfish, SD (9.2 miles N) |
North Spearfish, SD
(10.5 miles N) Crook City, SD (13.7 miles ENE) Whitewood, SD (14.1 miles ENE) Boulder Canyon, SD (14.4 miles E) Saint Onge, SD (15.3 miles NNE) |
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Preston, SD
(< 0.1 mile) Savoy, SD (2.4 miles WSW) Maurice, SD (2.7 miles NNW) Victoria, SD (2.7 miles NNW) Trojan, SD (2.7 miles ESE) |
Elmore, SD
(3.1 miles S) Terry, SD (3.9 miles ESE) Cheyenne Crossing, SD (4.5 miles S) Kirk, SD (4.7 miles ESE) Maitland, SD (4.9 miles ENE) |
