GPS Coordinates for locations described
in Garys 2014 Ghost Town USA columns
in Western & Eastern Treasures
Magazine
- April
1984-Dec 2003 to be added as time permits.
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January
This column featured
Knights Ferry, Stanislaus Co., CA.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Covered Bridge |
37.8196919 / 37° 49 11 N |
-120.6638238 / 120° 39 50 W |
SWΌ of the NWΌ Sec 28,
T1S, R12E, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) |
|
|
Knights Ferry (town) |
213 |
37.8196499 / 37° 49 11 N |
-120.6721494 / 120° 40 20 W |
E-Ctr Sec 29, T1S, R12E, MDM |
|
Knights Landing (Yolo
Co.) |
36 |
38.8018459 / 38° 48 07 N |
-121.7180192 / 121° 43 05 W |
Sec 14, T11N, R2E, MDM |
|
Mill / Warehouse
Building |
37.8200818 / 37° 49 12 N |
-120.6649203 / 120° 39 54 W |
SWΌ of the NWΌ Sec 28,
T1S, R12E, MDM |
|
|
Millers House |
37.8204632 / 37° 49 14 N |
-120.6644804 / 120° 39 52 W |
SWΌ of the NWΌ Sec 28,
T1S, R12E, MDM |
February
This column featured
Coloma, El Dorado Co., CA.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
764 |
38.7999014 / 38° 48 00 N |
-120.8902160 / 120° 53 25 W |
SWΌ Sec 17, T11N, R10E, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) |
|
|
Sacramento
(Sacramento Co.) (NO
GHOST!) |
MAJOR CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
MAJOR CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
MAJOR
CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
|
|
San
Francisco (San Francisco Co.) (NO
GHOST!) |
MAJOR CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
MAJOR CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
MAJOR
CITY ON ALL MAPS! |
|
|
Sutters
Fort (Sacramento Co.) |
26 |
38.5721277 / 38° 34 20 N |
-121.4707879 / 121° 28 15 W |
E-Ctr Sec 8, T8N, R5E, MDM |
MARCH
This column featured
Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., CA.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Camp Salvado |
1200+/- |
38.8709585 - APPROX |
-120.4195096 - APPROX |
SEΌ Sec 3,
T1S, R14E, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Chinese Camp |
1273 |
37.8710381 / 37° 52 16 N |
-120.4332511 / 120° 26 00 W |
SEΌ Sec 4, T1S, R14E, MDM |
|
Sonora (NO GHOST) |
1804 |
37.9818878 / 37° 58 55 N |
-120.3828084 / 120° 22 58 W |
Sec 36, T2N R14E, MDM |
APRIL
This column featured My
30 Best Ghost Town Finds.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Alcatraz
Island
(San Francisco Co., CA) |
95 |
37.8260390 / 37° 49 34 N |
-122.4219159 / 122° 25 19 W |
Sections not shown in Bay Area urban areas T1S, R5W, Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line |
|
Ayrshire (Palo
Alto Co., IA) |
1319 |
43.0391346 / 43° 02 21 N |
-94.8327618 / 94° 49 58 W |
SWC Sec 14, SEC Sec
15, NEC Sec 22, NWC Sec 23, T95N, R34W, 5th Principal Meridian,
Silver Lake Twp. |
|
Batsto (Burlington Co., NJ) |
10 |
39.6440515 / 39° 38 39 N |
-74.6466891 / 74° 38 48 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NJ |
|
Bodie (Mono Co., CA) |
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, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line |
|
Bucyrus (Adams
Co., ND) |
2782 |
46.0645749 / 46° 03 52 N |
-102.7883100 / 102°
47 18 W |
SEΌ
Sec 22, SWΌ Sec 23, T130N, R97W, 5th Principal Meridian |
|
Chesterfield (Caribou
Co., ID) |
5446 |
42.8668622 / 42° 52 01 N |
-111.9019032 / 111°
54 07 W |
SWΌ
Sec 28, T6S, R39E, Boise Meridian and Base Line |
|
Dorothy (Alberta, CANADA) |
CANADA |
CANADA |
CANADA |
|
|
Elkhorn (Jefferson
Co., MT) |
6443 |
46.2746506 / 46° 16 28 N |
-111.9458238 / 111° 56 45 W |
NWΌ Sec 14, T6N, R3W, Principal Meridian |
|
Englewood
(Clark
Co., KS) |
1968 |
37.0355032 / 37°
02 08 N |
-99.9863643 / 99°
59 11 W |
S½ Sec 36, T34S, R25W / N½ Sec 1, T35S, R25W, 6th
Principal Meridian and 40° Base Line |
|
Glenrio (Quay Co., NM/Deaf Smith & Oldham Co., TX) |
3855 |
35.1789464 / 35° 10 44 N (NM) |
-103.0421683 / 103° 02 32 W (NM) |
E-Ctr Sec 17, T11N, R36E, New
Mexico Principal Base Line & Meridian (NM Part ONLY) |
|
Gold
Point
(Esmeralda Co., NV) |
5384 |
37.3546528 / 37° 21 17 N |
-117.3650767 / 117° 21 54 W |
Sec 6, T7S, R42E, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base
Line |
|
Grafton (Washington Co., UT) |
3665 |
37.1672050 / 37° 10 02 N |
-113.0799425 / 113° 04 48 W |
N½ Sec 3, T42S, R11W, Salt Lake Meridian &
Base Line |
|
Hopewell
Furnace
(Berks Co., PA) |
472 |
40.2053610 / 40° 12 19 N |
-75.7735910 / 75° 46 25 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in PA |
|
Jamestown (James
River Co., VA) |
10 |
37.2088889 / 37° 12 32 N |
-76.7788889 / 76° 46 44 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in VA |
|
Kent
(Sherman
Co., OR) |
2713 |
45.1951258 / 45° 11 42 N |
-120.6942154 / 120° 41 39 W |
NEΌ Sec 28, T4S, R17E, Willamette
Meridian & Base Line |
|
Kualoa Sugar Mill (Oahu Island, HI) |
10 |
21.5224914 |
-157.8353351 |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in HI |
|
Lake
Valley
(Sierra Co, NM) |
5377 |
32.7178572 / 32° 43 04 N |
-107.5678056 / 107° 34 04 W |
NWΌ Sec 28, T18S, R7W, New Mexico Principal
Meridian |
|
Model
(Las
Animas Co., CO) |
5617 |
37.3722372 / 37° 22 20 N |
-104.2449743 / 104° 14 42 W |
W-Ctr Sec 4, T31S, R61W, 6th Principal Meridian
& 40° Base Line |
|
Mogollon (Catron
Co., NM) |
6614 |
33.3967283 / 33° 23 48 N |
-108.7942288 / 108° 47 39 W |
E-Ctr Sec 33, W-Ctr Sec 34, T10S, R19W, New Mexico Principal Meridian |
|
Molson (Okanogan
Co., WA) |
3724 |
48.9787931 / 48° 58 44 N |
-119.2008799 / 119° 12 03 W |
Ctr Sec 18, T40N,
R29E, Willamette Meridian & Base Line |
|
Oatman (Mohave Co., AZ) |
2710 |
35.0263915 / 35° 01
35 N |
-114.3835698 / 114° 23
01 W |
SWΌ Sec 14, SEΌ Sec 15, NWΌ Sec 23, T19N, R20W, Gila & Salt River
Meridian & Base Line |
|
Picher (Ottawa Co., OK) |
817 |
36.9834872 / 36° 59 01 N |
-94.8324558 / 94° 49 57 W |
SWΌ Sec 16, SEΌ Sec
17, NEΌ Sec 20, NWΌ Sec 21, T29N, R23E, Indian Base Line
& Meridian |
|
Pompeii (ITALY) |
ITALY |
ITALY |
ITALY |
|
|
Providence (San Bernardino Co., CA) |
4324 |
34.9824909 / 34° 58
57 N |
-115.5063802 / 115° 30
23 W |
W½ Sec 3, T10N, R14E, San Bernardino
Meridian & Base Line (Bonanza King Mine) |
|
Randsburg (Kern Co., CA) |
3560 |
35.3678963 / 35° 22
04 N |
-117.6521884 / 117° 39
08 W |
E-Ctr Sec 35, T29S, R40E, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base
Line |
|
Salton
Sea
(Riverside & Imperial Co., CA) |
-230 |
33.3149054 / 33° 18 54 N |
-115.8182918 / 115° 49 06 W |
T10S, R11E, San Bernardino Meridian
& Base Line (center of lake) |
|
Shaniko (Wasco Co., OR) |
3343 |
45.0037364 / 45° 00 13 N |
-120.7522665 / 120° 45 08 W |
E-Ctr Sec
36, T6S, R16E Willamette Meridian & Base Line |
|
Superior (Pima
Co., AZ) |
2848 |
33.2941533 / 33° 17 39 N |
-111.0954843 / 111° 05 44 W |
SEΌ Sec 35, T1S, R12E, Gila & Salt River Meridian & Base Line |
|
Texola (Beckham Co., OK) |
2146 |
35.2192194 / 35° 13 09 N |
-99.9912189 / 99° 59 28 W |
S-Ctr Sec 30, N-Ctr Sec 31, T9N, R26W, Indian
Base Line & Meridian |
|
Thurmond
(Fayette
Co., WV) |
1070 |
37.9615016 / 37° 57 41 N |
-81.0823220 / 81° 04 56 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in WV |
|
Toyah
(Reeves Co., TX) |
2913 |
31.3148569 / 31° 18 53 N |
-103.7932396 / 103° 47 36 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TX |
MAY
This column featured Ghost
Towns along Nevada State Highway 266, Esmeralda Co., NV.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Big
Pine (Inyo Co., CA) (NO GHOST) |
3989 |
37.1649307 / 37° 09 54 N |
-117.2895460 / 117° 17 22 W |
Junction of Secs 17-20, T9S,
R34E, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line |
|
5384 |
37.3546528 / 37° 21 17 N |
-117.3650767 / 117° 21 54 W |
SWΌ Sec 3, NWΌ Sec 9, T7S, R41½E, MDM |
|
|
5686 |
37.7085439 / 37° 42 31 N |
-117.2356341 / 117° 14 08 W |
Sec 2, T3S, R42E, MDM |
|
|
Lida |
6181 |
37.4582645 / 37° 27 30 N |
-117.4981383 / 117° 29 53 W |
SWΌ Sec 36, T5S, R40E, MDM |
|
Lime
Point |
5335 |
37.3677083 / 37° 22 04 N |
-117.3621872 / 117° 19 34 W |
N½ Sec 1, T7S, R41½E, MDM |
|
Oasis (Mono
Co., CA) mention |
5043 |
37.4877096 / 37° 29 16 N |
-117.9156500 / 117° 54 56 W |
Ctr line
between Sec 27 and 28, T5S, R37E, MDM |
|
Palmetto |
6178 |
37.4443754 / 37° 26 40 N |
-117.6948105 / 117° 41 41 W |
NEΌ of the SEΌ Sec 6, T6S,
R39E, MDM |
|
Rhyolite (Nye Co., NV) |
3819 |
36.9038338 / 36° 54 14 N |
-116.8292274 / 116° 49 45 W |
SEΌ Sec 9, NEΌ Sec
16, T12S, R46E, MDM |
|
Tonopah
(Nye Co., NV) |
6030 |
38.0671553 / 38° 04 02 N |
-117.2300825 / 117° 13 48 W |
S½ Sec 35, T3N, R42E, MDM / N½ Sec 2,
T2N, R42E, MDM |
JUNE
This column featured
Goldfield, Nevada The Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
5686 |
37.7085439 / 37° 42 31 N |
-117.2356341 / 117° 14 08 W |
Sec 2, T3S, R42E, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base
Line |
JULY
This column featured
Virginia City, Nevada Memories of the Great Comstock.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
6197 |
39.3096345 / 39° 18
35 N |
-119.6496235 / 119° 38
59 W |
Sec 29, T17N, R21E, Mount
Diablo Meridian & Base Line |
AUGUST
This column featured
Jacksonville, OR.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Jacksonville
(Jackson Co.) |
1565 |
42.3134584 / 42° 18 48 N |
-122.9669865 / 122° 58 01 W |
Sec 32, Sec 37, T37S, R2W, WM
(Willamette Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Medford
(Jackson Co.) (NO GHOST) |
1394 |
42.3226075 / 42° 19 21 N |
-122.8760193 / 122° 52 34 W |
T37S, R2W, WM |
SEPTEMBER
This column featured Fort
Stevens & the shipwreck Peter Iredale,
Clatsop Co., OR.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Battery
245 |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Clark |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Freeman |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Lewis |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Mishler |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Pratt |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Russell |
23 |
46.1942698 / 46° 11' 39" N |
-123.9748695 / 123° 47' 24" W |
SEΌ
of the NWΌ Sec 7, T8N, R10W, WM (Willamette Meridian
& Base Line) |
|
Battery
Smurr |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Battery
Walker |
NOT LISTED |
IN GNIS |
SEE FORT STEVENS MAIN POST |
|
|
Fort
Stevens (Main post) |
23 |
46.2020477 / 46° 12' 07" N |
-123.9623694 / 123° 57' 45" W |
E½
Sec 6, T8N,
R10W, WM |
|
Hammond
(NO Ghost) |
10 |
46.1990845 / 46° 11' 57" N |
-123.9496810 / 123° 56' 59" W |
S½
Sec 5, T8N,
R10W, WM |
|
HMS
Peter Iredale (shipwreck) |
0 |
46.1783459 / 46° 10' 42" N |
-123.9810922 / 123° 58' 52" W |
SWΌ
of the NWΌ Sec 18, T8N, R10W, WM |
|
Warrenton (NO Ghost) |
10 |
46.1651049 / 46° 09' 54" N |
-123.9237557 / 123° 55' 26" W |
Sec
21, T8N,
R10W, WM |
OCTOBER
This column featured
abandoned amusement parks, spas and other resorts.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Alum Rock Park (Santa Clara Co., CA) |
673 |
37.3977168 / 37° 23' 52" N |
-121.7996751 / 121° 47' 59" W |
Sec
19, T6S, R2E, Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line |
|
Bombay
Beach (Imperial Co., CA) photo |
-223 |
33.3508667 / 33° 21 03 N |
-115.7297152 / 115° 43 47 W |
NWΌ
Sec 33, T9S, R12E, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Desert
Shores
(Imperial Co., CA) weekend RV Camp |
-215 |
33.4041996 / 33° 24 15 N |
-116.039724 / 116° 02 23 W |
E½ Sec 9, T9S, R9E, SBM |
|
Enchanted
Forest (Washington Co., RI) |
213 |
41.4889885 / 41° 29 20 N |
-71.7303453 / 71° 43 49 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in RI |
|
Maisson Spa (Imperial Co., CA) photo |
-226 |
33.2195951 / 33° 13 11 N |
-115.5795214 / 115° 34 46 W |
NWC Sec 13, T11S, R13E, SBM |
|
Marineland of the Pacific (Los Angeles Co., CA) |
66 |
33.7375170 / 33° 44
15 N |
-118.3981286 / 118° 23
53 W |
No section # given, T5S, R15W, SBM |
|
Niland Marina (Imperial Co., CA) photo |
-230 |
33.3380892 / 33° 20 17 N |
-115.6672134 / 115° 40 02 W |
NEC Sec 1, T10S, R12E, SBM |
|
Six
Flags New Orleans / Jazzland (New
Orleans, LA) |
0 |
30.0530962 / 30° 03 11 N |
-89.9340161 / 89° 56 03 W |
Sec 31, T11S, R13E, St Helena Meridian & Base Line |
NOVEMBER
This column featured
Panamint City, Inyo Co., CA.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
Ballarat |
1079 |
36.0477266 / 36° 02
52 N |
-117.2233900 / 117° 13
24 W |
NEΌ of the SEΌ Sec 4, NWΌ of the SWΌ Sec 3,
T22S, R44E, MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Chris Wichts Camp |
2618 |
36.1118930 / 36° 06
43 N |
-117.1761678 / 117° 10
34 W |
NEΌ Sec 13, T21S, R44E, MDM |
|
Panamint City |
6302 |
36.1182827 / 36° 07
06 N |
-117.0953327 / 117° 05
43 W |
SWΌ Sec 11, T21S, R45E, MDM |
DECEMBER
This column featured
multiple generation travel tips. No
specific ghost towns were mentioned except in the photos.
Since all have been
previously featured, they are not specifically indicated, therefore no chart is
needed.
|
SITE NAME |
ELEV. |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
|
NO SPECIFIC
TOWNS INDICATED |
|
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