Pactola, South Dakota

Pactola, South Dakota
Camp Crook
Pactola
Location of Pactola within South Dakota.
Coordinates: 44°04′25″N 103°29′02″W / 44.0735982°N 103.4838007°W / 44.0735982; -103.4838007
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyPennington
Founded1876
Founded byGeneral Crook
Named afterPactolus
Elevation
4,462 ft (1,360 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)

Pactola, also known as Camp Crook, (1875–1950s) is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was an early placer mining town and existed into the early 1950s, when it was submerged under Pactola Lake.