These Are The Top 5 Tiniest Towns In All Of South Dakota!

South Dakota is famous for wide open prairies, the Badlands, and Mount Rushmore, but tucked between all that big sky country are some of the smallest, quirkiest little communities you'll ever find.

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If you love off-the-beaten-path adventures, these pint-sized places are calling your name!

1. Hillsview (Pop. 5) Blink, and you'll miss it! Hillsview sits on the North Dakota border in McPherson County and least-populated municipality in South Dakota.

2. Orland (Pop. 10) Orland was founded around 1812 when its post office was established. It is located approximately 50 miles northwest of Sioux Falls and is believed to have been named after Orland, Indiana, by early settlers.

3. Zeona (Pop. 10) Perched way up in northwestern South Dakota in Perkins County near the Cheyenne River. Founded in 1910, its name is believed to originate from a handwriting mistake by founder H.E. Rowson, who intended to name it "Leona" after his daughter.

4. Lantry (Pop. 25) About an hour and a half east of Zeona, Lantry is a small ranching community where cattle outnumber people by a wide margin. The town was named after early settlers, the Lantry family, who arrived in the area in June 1910.

5. Java (Pop. 150) Java may be the "big city" on this list, but it's still small. Located in Walworth County, Java was founded in 1900, shortly after the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Line was extended from Bowdle to the Missouri River.

South Dakota's tiniest towns prove that sometimes, less truly is more. Have you visited any of these little legends? Drop a comment below!