Forestburg, SD

Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 54 residents. The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site. The district includes an elementary school, middle school and high school. That mix gives Forestburg a clear local shape within South Dakota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.