GPS Coordinates for locations described
in Garys 2012 Ghost Town USA columns
in Western & Eastern Treasures
Magazine
- April
1984-Dec 2003 to be added as time permits.
I am working backwards from the current issue.
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to all the ghost towns featured in my Western
& Eastern Treasures magazine Ghost Town USA column (and misc
articles) from May 1980 through current.
- Some
of the below locations are linked to stories or photos elsewhere on my
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January
This column featured some
ghost and near ghost towns southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex in Texas.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Chalk Mountain
(Erath Co.) |
1204 |
32.1543106 / 32° 09 16 N |
-97.9108656 / 97° 54 39 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TX |
|
Desdemona (Eastland Co.) |
1358 |
32.2704140 / 32° 16 13 N |
-98.5503301 / 98° 33 01 W |
|
|
Glen Rose (Somervell Co.) NO
GHOST |
620 |
32.2345872 / 32° 14 05 N |
-97.7553061 / 97° 45 19 W |
|
|
Johnsville (Erath
Co.) |
1234 |
32.1459766 / 32° 08 46 N |
-98.0261466 / 98° 01 34 W |
|
|
Lingleville (Erath
Co.) |
1552 |
32.2445826 / 32° 14 40 N |
-98.3733799 / 98° 22 24 W |
February
This column featured Pecos
and Toyah, Texas.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Pecos (Reeves
Co.) |
2582 |
31.4047552 / 31° 24 17 N |
-103.5054900 / 103° 30 20 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TX |
|
Pecos
Army Airfield (Reeves Co.) |
2605 |
31.3877778 / 31° 23 16 N |
-103.5116667 / 103° 30 42 W |
|
|
Toyah
(Reeves Co.) |
2913 |
31.3148569 / 31° 18 53 N |
-103.7932396 / 103° 47 36 W |
MARCH
This column featured some
of the former sugar plantations on the island of Oahu,
in Hawaii.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Halstead Sugar Mill |
unknown |
unknown |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in HI |
|
|
Hawaiis Plantation Village (in
Waipahu) MUSEUM |
21.3855609 |
-158.0119264 |
||
|
21.5224914 |
-157.8353351 |
|||
|
Waialua Sugar Mill |
21.5734757
/ 21° 34 25 N |
158.1255300
/ -158° 07 32 W |
APRIL
This column featured some
misc. ghosts on the island of Oahu, in Hawaii.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Dillingham Air Force
Base SEE Mokuleia |
||||
|
Haleiwa Fighter Strip/airport |
0 |
21.6075000
/ 21° 36 27N |
158.10611111
/ -158° 06 22 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in HI |
|
Kahuku Army Air Field |
26 |
21.7102778
/ 21° 42 37N |
157.9838889
/ -157° 59 02 W |
Please note that this GPS is slightly offshore from the
actual strip. |
|
98 |
21.5263889
/ 21° 31 35N |
157.8394444
/ -157° 50 22 W |
||
|
Mokuleia Army Airfield (Dillingham AFB) |
7 |
21.5787498 / 21° 34'
43" N |
-158.2074018 / 158° 12'
27" W |
|
|
Pali Road (Overlook) |
varies |
21.3671155 |
-157.7929911 |
|
|
Waialee |
420 |
21.6867812 |
-158.0229798 |
MAY
This column featured the
oil producing region in southwestern Kern Co., California.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Kerto |
686 |
35.0833059 |
-119.3860406 |
SEΌ Sec 36, T12N, R24W / SWΌ Sec 31,
T12N, R23W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian and Base Line) |
|
Lakeview
Gusher |
35.0914628 |
-119.4009791 |
NWC(orner) Sec 36, T12N, R24W,
SBM |
|
|
Lakeview
Labor Camp |
407 |
35.0930226 / 35°
05 35 N |
-119.1373298 / 119° 08 14 W |
NEC Sec 29, TN, R21W, SBM NOTE: Copus
Road is the border between the MDM and SBM systems and this location is on
the south (SBM) side of the highway. |
|
856 |
35.0588580 / 35°
03 32 N |
-119.4009509 / 119° 24 03 W |
SWC Sec 1, SEC Sec 2, NEC Sec
11, NWC Sec 12, T11N, R24W, SBM |
|
|
Pentland |
646 |
35.0599690 / 35°
03 36 N |
-119.3565047 / 119° 21 23 W |
NEΌ Sec 8, T11N, R24W, SBM |
|
West
Kern Oil Museum (Taft) |
945 |
35.1335784 / 35°
08 01 N |
-119.4478964 / 119° 26 52 W |
NEC Sec 24, T32S, R23E, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) |
JUNE
This column featured the
Desert Center/Eagle Mountain area of Riverside Co., California.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
899 |
33.7133524 / 33° 42
48 N |
-115.4024830 / 115° 24
09 W |
N½ Sec 27, T5S, R15E, SBM (San Bernardino
Meridian and Base Line) |
|
|
1362 |
33.8575137 / 33° 51
27 N |
-115.4872075 / 115° 29
14 W |
W½ Sec 1, all Sec 2, T4S, R14E, SBM |
|
|
Eagle
Mountain School (adjacent to
fenced gate) |
1217 |
33.8502918 / 33° 51
01 N |
-115.4738739 / 115° 28
26 W |
W-Ctr Sec 1, T4S,
R14E, SBM |
|
Lake
Tamarisk |
722 |
33.7389072 / 33° 44
20 N |
-115.3897047 / 115° 23
23 W |
NEΌ Sec 15, NWΌ Sec 14, T5S, R15E, SBM |
|
Ocotillo
Gardens (gas station/store) |
1100
approx |
33.7053397 |
-115.4409027 |
Ctr Sec 29, T5S, R15E, SBM |
|
Steins
(Hidalgo Co.) NEW MEXICO |
4347 |
32.2292481 / 32° 13
45 N |
-108.9895014 / 108° 59
22 W |
S-Ctr Sec 10, T24S,
R21E, New Mexico Principle Meridian |
|
Vulture
City (Maricopa Co.) ARIZONA |
2060 |
33.8164284 / 33° 48 59 |
-112.8286028 / 112° 49
43 |
E½ Sec 36, T6N, R6W / SWΌ Sec 31, T6N, R5W, GSRM |
JULY
This column featured Bodie, Mono Co., California.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
8386 |
38.2118623 / 38° 12
43 N |
-119.0129207 / 119° 00
47 W |
SEΌ Sec 8, SWΌ Sec 9, NEΌ Sec 17, NWΌ Sec 16, T4N,
R27E, MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line) |
AUGUST
This column featured tips
on Exploring and Discovering Americas Byways
NO Specific ghost towns
were featured. All listed in the index
were photos only.
SEPTEMBER
This column featured
alternative, non-traditional means of research and used several locations in
North Dakota as examples .
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Ambrose
(Divide Co.) |
2070 |
48.9539222 / 48° 57
14 N |
-103.4826921 / 103° 28
58 W |
SWΌ Sec 12, T163N, R99W, 5PM (Fifth Principal Meridian), Ambrose Township |
|
Frog
Point (Traill Co.) (South ½ of park near church) |
837 |
47.6219193 / 47° 37
19 N |
-96.8789685 / 96° 52
44 W |
SEΌ Sec of the NEΌ Sec 22, T148N, R49W, 5PM, Belmont
Township |
|
Griffin
(Bowman
Co.) |
3054 |
46.2158398 / 46° 12
57 N |
-103.5407462 / 103° 32
27 W |
NEΌ Sec 34, T132N, R103W, 5PM,
Marion Township |
|
Hansboro (Towner
Co.) |
1591 |
48.9522300 / 48° 57
08 N |
-99.3812477 / 99° 22
52 W |
SWΌ Sec of the SEΌ Sec 7, T163N, R67W, 5PM, Sidney
Township |
|
Havelock (Hettinger Co.) |
2569 |
48.9522300 / 48° 57
08 N |
-99.3812477 / 99° 22
52 W |
SEΌ Sec 28, T135N, R96W, 5PM,
Havelock Township |
OCTOBER
This column featured
Calico, San Bernardino Co., California.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Barstow
- NO GHOST (Locations for City
Hall) |
2300 |
34.8924828 / 34° 53
33 N |
-117.0250403 / 117° 01
30 W |
Sec 6, T9N, R1W, SBM (San Bernardino
Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Knotts Berry Farm (Orange Co.) - NO GHOST!!! |
79 |
33.8425148 / 33° 50
33 N |
-117.9983954 / 117° 59
54 W |
URBAN SW
corner Beach Blvd / La Palma Ave, Buena Park |
|
Calico |
2283 |
34.9488716 / 34° 56
56 N |
-116.8650363 / 116° 51
54 W |
N-Ctr Sec 22, T10N, R1E, SBM |
NOVEMBER
This column featured the
beginning of our Summer 2012 ghost town adventure with
Oatman & Goldroad,
Mohave Co., Arizona.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Cool
Springs |
2719 |
35.0273080 |
-114.3088067 |
SEΌ of the SWΌ Sec 16, T19N, R19W, GSRM (Gila & Salt River Meridian & Base
Line) |
|
Eds
Camp |
2818 |
35.0338916 / 35° 02
02 N |
-114.3266238 / 114° 19
36 W |
SEΌ of the NWΌ Sec 17, T19N, R19W, GSRM |
|
2854 |
35.0466689 / 35° 02
48 N |
-114.3796810 / 114° 22
47 W |
S½ Sec 11, T19N, R20W, GSRM |
|
|
2710 |
35.0263915 / 35° 01
35 N |
-114.3835698 / 114° 23
01 W |
SWΌ Sec 14, SEΌ Sec 15, NWΌ Sec 23, T19N, R20W, GSRM |
DECEMBER
This column featured Silverton,
San Juan Co., Colorado.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Silverton |
9308 |
37.8119410 / 37° 48
43 N |
-107.6645057 / 107° 39
52 W |
W½ Sec 17, E½ Sec 18, T41N, R7W, New Mexico Principal
Meridian & Base Line |
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