Coal Springs, South Dakota facts for kids

Coal Springs is a place in Perkins County, South Dakota, that used to be a busy community but is now mostly empty. Places like this are often called ghost towns. A ghost town is a town where most or all people have left, leaving behind empty buildings and streets. The U.S. government still lists Coal Springs as a "populated place," even though very few people live there today.

History

Coal Springs was started in 1908. It got its name because it was located in an area where people dug for coal. This means there were coal mines nearby.

A post office was opened in Coal Springs in 1909. This was an important place for people to send and receive letters and packages. The post office stayed open for many years, until 1954. After the post office closed, fewer people lived in Coal Springs, and it slowly became a ghost town.