Artas, SD

united states

Artas is one of South Dakota's tiniest communities, home to just three people in Campbell County's rolling prairie. Getting there means navigating gravel roads from Aberdeen (40 miles southeast via US-83) or longer routes from Bismarck or Pierre. The settlement sits in classic Great Plains country with big skies and persistent winds. It's one of the state's smallest incorporated places, a living remnant of homestead-era optimism.