Burdock, South Dakota

Burdock, South Dakota
Wire on wood sign marking the location of Burdock
Wire on wood sign marking the location of Burdock
Burdock is located in South Dakota
Burdock
Burdock
Location of Burdock in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 43°27′13.21″N 103°59′35.16″W / 43.4536694°N 103.9931000°W / 43.4536694; -103.9931000
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFall River
TownshipArgentine
Elevation
3,642 ft (1,110 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code605
FIPS code46-8590
GNIS feature ID1265622[1]

Burdock is an uninhabited ghost town in Argentine Township in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States.

According to the Federal Writers' Project, the origin of the name Burdock is obscure.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burdock, South Dakota
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 29.