Urban, South Dakota

Urban is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

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).[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Urban, South Dakota
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 132.

43°46′23″N 103°12′10″W