Rockerville Ghost Town

Pennington County, South Dakota43.9581, -103.3590

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.4 miColonial Pine Hills, SD
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
5.7 miSheridan
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Rockerville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Rockerville is a former settlement in Pennington County, South Dakota, listed among the ghost towns of South Dakota.

On the map

20 mi40 miRapid CityBox ElderSturgisLeadSummersetBlackhawkRockerville
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Rockerville. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Colonial Pine Hills, SD, about 4.4 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rapid City, SD, 10 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Sheridan5.7 mi west
  2. Etta6.1 mi southwest
  3. Teddy Bear7.3 mi west
  4. Bismuth7.7 mi south
  5. Spokane8.1 mi south
  6. Addie Camp8.6 mi west
  7. Pactola10 mi northwest
  8. Silver City13 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Black Hills National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3719Jan3618Feb4425Mar5032Apr6042May7152Jun7959Jul7858Aug6950Sep5537Oct4427Nov3720DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.8 inMar: 1.4 inApr: 2.6 inMay: 4.8 inJun: 3.6 inJul: 3.6 inAug: 2.3 inSep: 1.8 inOct: 1.8 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 0.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Mt Rushmore Nmem. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mt Rushmore Nmem station (USC00395870), 7.5 miles away. About 24.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPennington County, South Dakota
Coordinates43.95810, -103.35900
Also known asRockerville, South Dakota, Rockerville, SD
SourcesWikidata Q7355072 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Rockerville ghost town?

In Pennington County, South Dakota, at 43.9581, -103.3590. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Colonial Pine Hills, SD, about 4.4 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Rapid City, SD, 10 miles away.

Can you visit Rockerville?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Black Hills National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Rockerville?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Mt Rushmore Nmem. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Rockerville?

Yes. Sheridan (5.7 mi), Etta (6.1 mi), Teddy Bear (7.3 mi), Bismuth (7.7 mi).

More ghost towns in South Dakota

All 70 ghost towns in South Dakota · Ghost towns near Rapid City