It looks like the only way this land could be remotely considered a town is its history -- there was once a post office and 40 people living there.  That was apparently enough to get its name on the highway sign.  But it&#x27;s not an incorporated entity, and doesn&#x27;t appear to have any substantial number of historic buildings left standing, so it really is just a piece of property for sale.  You couldn&#x27;t be your own mayor (as the article implies you could do) any more than I could declare myself to be mayor of my house.<p>On a side note, I was driving through rural South Dakota around ten years or so ago and stopped to eat at a small town diner.  I checked out their bulletin board and was floored that someone was selling a house for $10k.  So maybe the area could be a good deal for someone looking to get away from it all. :)