Galena
Galena is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It is often considered to be a ghost town, although a few families still live in the area. It is not tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in South Dakota
- Also known as: “Galena, SD”, “Galena, South Dakota”, “Griggs”, and “گالینا، داکوتای جنوبی”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Deadwood.
Chinatown
Hamlet
Chinatown is a populated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. Chinatown is situated 5 miles northwest of Galena.
Galena
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence, Lawrence, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.33377° or 44° 20′ 2″ north
Longitude
-103.64093° or 103° 38′ 27″ west
Elevation
4,790 feet (1,460 metres)
Open location code
85PR89M5+GJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Galena” goes by many names.
- French: “Galena”
- Irish: “Galena”
- Persian: “گالینا”
- South Azerbaijani: “قئیلنا، گونئی داکوتا”
- Urdu: “گالینا، جنوبی ڈکوٹا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Roubaix and Brownsville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Camp Galena Post Office and Merritt Number 1 and Merritt Number 2 Mine.
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