GPS Coordinates for locations described
in Garys 2015 Ghost Town USA columns
in Western & Eastern Treasures
Magazine
January
This column featured
Shasta, Shasta Co., CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Redding (NO GHOST!) |
40.5823729 / 40° 34 57 N |
-122.3936198 / 122° 23 37 W |
Sec 1, 2, T31N, R5W, MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line) Sec 35, 36, T32N, R5W, MDM |
40.5993165 / 40° 35 58 N |
-122.4919571 / 122° 29 31 W |
E-Ctr Sec 25, T32N, R6W, MDM |
February
This column featured GTs along
US 97 between Weed (Siskiyou Co., CA) and Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., OR.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Algoma (Klamath
Co., OR) |
40.5993165 / 40° 35 58 N |
-122.4919571 / 122° 29 31 W |
SEΌ Sec 13, T37S, R8E, WM (Willamette Meridian &
Base Line) |
Dorris (Siskiyou Co. CA) |
41.9632577 / 41° 57 48 N |
-121.9179959 / 121° 55 05 W |
NEΌ Sec 36, T48N, R1W, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) SWΌ Sec 30, NWΌ Sec 31, T48N, R1W, MDM |
Grass
Lake (Siskiyou Co. CA) |
41.6348722 / 41° 38 06 N |
-122.1914006 / 122° 11 29 W |
Sec 1, 2, T44N, R3W, MDM |
Klamath
Falls (Klamath Co., OR) (NO
GHOST!) |
40.5993165 / 40° 35 58 N |
-122.4919571 / 122° 29 31 W |
Sections 28- 34, T38S, R9E, WM |
Macdoel ((Siskiyou Co. CA) |
41.8273709 / 41° 49 39 N |
-122.0072295 / 122° 00 26 W |
NEΌ Sec 36, T46N, R1W, MDM |
Picard (Siskiyou
Co. CA) |
41.9665434 / 41° 57 59 N |
-121.9765259 / 121° 58 35 W |
SWCorner Sec
27, SEC Sec 28, NEC Sec 33, NWC Sec 34, T48N, R1W,
MDM |
Weed (Siskiyou
Co. CA) (NO GHOST!) |
41.4279276 / 41° 25 41 N |
-122.3850158 / 122° 23 06 W |
W½ Sec 1, E½ Sec 2, T41N, R5W, MDM |
MARCH
This column featured North
Head Lighthouse & Fort Columbia, Pacific Co., WA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Astoria (Clatsop
Co., OR) (NO GHOST!) |
46.1893690 / 46° 11' 22" N |
-123.8352045 / 123° 50' 07" W |
Secs 7-9,
17, 18, T8N,
R9W, WM (Willamette Meridian & Base Line) |
Cape Disappointment
Lighthouse (Pacific Co., WA) |
46.2756559 / 46° 16' 32" N |
-124.0518199 / 124° 03' 07" W |
Ctr Sec 9,
T9N, R11W, WM |
Fort Canby (Pacific
Co., WA) MENTION |
46.2834336 / 46° 17' 00" N |
-124.0540425 / 124° 03' 15" W |
NWΌ Sec 9, T9N, R11W, WM |
Fort Columbia (Pacific
Co., WA) |
46.2522222 / 46° 15' 08" N |
-123.9205556 / 123° 55' 14" W |
NEΌ Sec 21, T9N, R10W, WM |
Fort Stevens (Clatsop Co., OR) MENTION |
46.2020477 / 46° 12' 07" N |
-123.9623694 / 123° 57' 45" W |
E½
Sec 6, T8N,
R10W, WM |
Ilwaco (Pacific Co., WA) (NO
GHOST!) |
46.3083188 / 46° 18' 30" N |
-124.0418539 / 124° 02' 31" W |
E½ Sec 33, W½ Sec 34 T10N, R11W, WM |
North Head Lighthouse (Pacific
Co., WA) |
46.2989099 / 46° 17' 56" N |
-124.0779992 / 124° 04' 41" W |
NWΌ Sec 5, T9N, R11W, WM |
North Head Light
residential complex (Pacific Co., WA) |
46.2982309 / 46° 17' 54" N |
-124.0741668 / 124° 04' 27" W |
NWΌ Sec 5, T9N, R11W, WM |
APRIL
This column featured towns
along the north side of the Columbia between the Astoria Bridge and Longview
Washington.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Altoona (Wahkiakum Co.) |
46.2667745 / 46° 16' 00" N |
-123.6562504 / 123° 39' 23" W |
N-Ctr Sec 15, T9N, R8W, WM (Willamette
Meridian & Base Line) |
Astoria (Clatsop
Co., OR) (NO GHOST!) |
46.1893690 / 46° 11' 22" N |
-123.8352045 / 123° 50' 07" W |
Secs 7-9,
17, 18, T8N,
R9W, WM |
Cathlamet (Wahkiakum
Co.) (NO GHOST!) |
46.2023053 / 46° 12' 08" N |
-123.3848308 / 123° 23' 05" W |
Sec 37, T8N, R6W, WM |
Deep River (Wahkiakum Co.) |
46.3484392 / 46° 20' 54" N |
-123.6851455 / 123° 41' 07" W |
E-Ctr Sec 17, W-Ctr Sec 18, T10N, R8W, WM |
Frankfort (along river) (Pacific Co.), mention |
46.2803842 / 46° 16' 49" N |
-123.7559768 / 123° 45' 22" W |
E-Ctr Sec 11, T9N, R9W, WM |
Grays River (Wahkiakum Co.) |
46.3562176 / 46° 21' 22" N |
-123.6093106 / 123° 36' 34" W |
NWΌ of the NEΌ Sec 13, T10N, R8W, WM |
Grays River Covered
Bridge (Wahkiakum
Co.) |
46.3549538 / 46° 21' 18" N |
-123.5812307 / 123° 34' 52" W |
NWΌ Sec 17, T10N, R7W, WM |
Knappton Quarantine Station (Pacific Co.) |
46.2709899 / 46° 16' 16" N |
-123.8297745 / 123° 49' 47" W |
NWΌ of the NWΌ Sec 17, T9N, R9W, WM |
Knappton (Pacific
Co.) GNIS location |
46.2764941 / 46° 16' 35" N |
-123.8148675 / 123° 48' 54" W |
Ctr of SEΌ
Sec 8, T9N,
R9W, WM |
Longview (Cowlitz Co.) (NO GHOST!) |
46.1471103 / 46° 08' 50" N |
-122.9640829 / 122° 57' 51" W |
Sec 28-34, T8N, R2W / Sec 3-5, T7N, R2W, WM |
McGowan (Pacific Co.) |
46.2462147 / 46° 14' 46" N |
-123.9073691 / 123° 54' 27" W |
SWΌ Sec 22, T9N, R10W, WM |
Megler (Pacific Co.) |
46.2493537 / 46° 14' 58" N |
-123.8598904 / 123° 51' 36" W |
Ctr Sec
24, T9N,
R10W, WM (Rest Stop
bathroom) |
Naselle (Wahkiakum
Co.) (NO GHOST!) |
46.3653817 / 46° 21' 55" N |
-123.8107056 / 123° 48' 39" W |
S½ Sec 4, E½ Sec 8, W½ Sec 9, T10N, R9W, WM |
Pillar Rock (Wahkiakum Co.) |
46.2667745 / 46° 16' 00" N |
-123.6562504 / 123° 39' 23" W |
SWΌ Sec 17, SEΌ Sec 18, T9N, R7W, WM |
Rosburg (Wahkiakum
Co.) |
46.3356392 / 46° 20' 08" N |
-123.6373573 / 123° 38' 14" W |
S½ of the NWΌ Sec 23, T10N, R8W, WM |
Skamakowa (Wahkiakum
Co.) (NO GHOST!) |
46.2703872 / 46° 16' 13" N |
-123.4570773 / 123° 27' 25" W |
SWΌ Sec 8, NWΌ Sec 17, T9N, R6W, WM |
Stella (Cowlitz Co.) |
46.1906660 / 46° 11' 26" N |
-123.1198407 / 123° 07' 11" W |
Sec 37, T8N, R4W, WM |
MAY
This column featured a
tribute to my dad.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Amboy
(San Bernardino Co., CA) |
34.5577721 / 34° 33 28 N |
-115.7444411 / 115° 44 40 W |
NEΌ
Sec 5, T5N, R12E / SWC
(Corner) Sec 33, T6N, R12E, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian & Base Line) |
Barstow (San
Bernardino Co., CA) (NO GHOST!) |
34.8924828 / 34° 53
33 N |
-117.0250403 / 117° 01
30 W |
Sec 6, T9N, R1W, SBM |
Bodie (Mono Co., CA) |
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) |
Calico (San
Bernardino Co., CA) |
34.9488716 / 34° 56
56 N |
-116.8650363 / 116° 51
54 W |
N-Ctr Sec 22, T10N, R1E, SBM |
Chambless (San Bernardino Co., CA) |
34.5613853 / 34° 33 41 N |
-115.5447120 / 115° 32 41 W |
SWΌ
Sec 32, T6N, R14E, SBM |
Columbia (Tuolumne
Co., CA) MENTION |
38.0352009 / 38° 02
07 N |
-120.4007505 / 120° 24
03 W |
S-Ctr of the SEΌ Sec 11, N-Ctr of the NEΌ Sec 14, T2N, R14E, MDM |
Downieville (Sierra Co., CA) MENTION |
39.5593405 / 39° 33
34 N |
-120.8277239 / 120° 49
40 W |
SEΌ of the NWΌ Sec 35, T20N, R10E, MDM |
Holcomb Valley (San
Bernardino Co., CA) Belleville site |
34.3011166 / 34° 18 04 N |
-116.8841985 / 116° 53 03 W |
Ctr Sec 33, T3N, R1E, SBM |
Hornitos (Mariposa Co., CA) MENTION |
37.5024370 / 37° 30
09 N |
-120.2385188 / 120° 14
19 W |
W½ of the NEΌ Sec 17, T5S, R16E, MDM |
License Plate Gulch (Inyo
Co., CA) |
SECRET! |
SECRET! |
SECRET! NOT gonna
tell! |
Mammoth Lakes (Mono
Co., CA) Present
TOWN |
37.6485460 / 37° 38
55 N |
-118.9712457 / 118° 58
16 W |
E½
Sec 33, 34, 35, T3S, R27E, MDM |
Mariposa (Mariposa Co., CA) (NO Ghost!) Courthouse |
37.4891043 / 37° 29
21 N |
-119.9673956 / 119° 58
03 W |
N-Ctr
Sec 23, T5S,
R18E, MDM Rancho las Mariposas (No sections shown
in GNIS. What is shown is
extrapolated.) |
Randsburg (Kern Co., CA) |
35.3678963 / 35° 22'
04" N |
-117.6521884 / 117° 39 08 W |
E-Ctr Sec 35, T29S,
R40E, MDM |
Roadrunners Retreat (San
Bernardino Co., CA) |
34.5611393 / 34° 33 40 N |
-115.5740060 / 115° 34 26 W |
SWΌ
of the SEΌ Sec 36, T6N, R13E, SBM |
Silver City (Owyhee
Co., ID) MENTION |
43.0168263 / 43° 01
01 N |
-116.7331802 / 116° 43
59 W |
E-Ctr Sec 6, T5S, R3W, Boise Meridian & Base Line |
Tombstone (Cochise
Co., AZ) |
31.7171543 / 31° 43 02 N |
-110.0719705 / 110° 04 19 W |
S½ Sec 2, NEΌ Sec 11,
NWΌ Sec 12, T20S, R22E Gila
& Salt River Meridian & Base Line |
Torrance Beach (Los
Angeles Co., CA) (NO GHOST!) |
33.8108149 / 33° 48 39 N |
-118.3917405 / 118° 23 30 W |
NWΌ Sec 18, T4S, R14W,
SBM Rancho Palos Verdes (No sections shown in GNIS. What is shown is extrapolated.) |
Trilobite quarry (San
Bernardino Co., CA) |
34.5364 / 34° 32 11 N APPROX |
-115.4755 / 115° 28 32 W APPROX |
SE Corner of the NEΌ Sec 11, T5N, R14E,
SBM MINE at S end of Marble Mountain Rock Collecting Area |
Virginia
City
(Storey
Co., NV) MENTION |
39.3096345 / 39° 18
35 N |
-119.6496235 / 119° 38
59 W |
Sec 29, T17N, R21E, MDM |
JUNE
This column featured ghost
towns that have disappeared, lost buildings, or made inaccessible.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
American Flat (Storey Co., NV) |
39.2713010 / 39° 16 17 N |
-119.6624008 / 119° 39 45 W |
NEΌ Sec
7, T16N, R21E, MDM (Mount Diablo Meridian & Base Line) Shown on GNIS as Reed and
Wades Mill |
Amy (Lane Co., KS) Church site |
38.4819617 / 38° 28 55 N |
-100.6018105 / 100° 36 07 W |
S-Ctr line Sec
14, N-Ctr line Sec 23, T18S, R30W, 6PM (6th
Principal Meridian), Dighton Twp. |
Aurora (Mineral Co., NV) |
38.2871421 / 38° 17
14 N |
-118.9006963 / 118° 54
03 W |
SEΌ
Sec 18, T5N, R28E, MDM |
Atolia (San Bernardino Co., CA) Cabin site |
35.3146869 / 35° 18'
53" N |
-117.6092257 / 117° 36 33 W |
NWΌ
Sec 20, T30S, R41E, MDM |
Banning (Riverside Co., CA) San Gorgonio Inn site |
33.9248702 / 33° 55 30 N |
-116.8750909 / 116° 52 30 W |
SWC (Corner) of the NWΌ Sec 10, T3S, R1E, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian
& Base Line) |
Belmont (Nye
Co., NV) The Cosmopolitan site |
38.5957338 / 38° 35 45 N |
-116.8746620 / 116° 52 29 W |
SEΌ of the NEΌ Sec 26 T9N, R45E, MDM |
Centralia (Columbia Co., PA) |
40.8042541 / 40° 48 15 N |
-76.3405035 / 76° 20 26 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in PA |
The Corners (Imperial Co., CA) |
33.3601125 / 33° 35 46 N |
-115.6462709 / 115° 52 27 W |
NWC of the SWΌ Sec 29, T9S,
R13E, SBM |
Englewood
(Clark
Co., KS) |
37.0355032 / 37°
02 08 N |
-99.9863643 / 99°
59 11 W |
S½ Sec 36, T34S, R25W / N½ Sec 1, T35S, R25W,
6PM |
Exposed Treasure Mine (Kern
Co., CA) |
35.0045262 / 35° 00 16 N |
-118.1670440 / 118° 10 01 W |
SWΌ of the NWΌ
Sec 33, T11N, R12W, SBM |
(OLD) Frontenac (Goodhue Co., MN) Hotel site |
44.5260787 / 44° 31 34 N |
-92.3321254 / 92° 19 56 W |
T112N, R13W, 5th
Principal Meridian APPROXIMATE LOCATION in heart of Old Frontenac |
Gilman (Eagle Co., CO) |
39.5327639 / 39° 31 58 N |
-106.3939176 / 106° 23 38 W |
N-Ctr Sec 13, T6S, R81W, 6PM |
Gold Hill (Storey Co., NV) MENTION |
39.2904678 / 39° 17 26 N |
-119.6574011 / 119° 39 27 W |
SW Ό Sec 32, T17N, R21E, MDM |
Goldroad (Mohave Co., AZ) |
35.0466689 / 35° 02
48 N |
-114.3796810 / 114° 22
47 W |
S½ Sec 11, T19N, R20W, GSRM (Gila &
Salt River Meridian & Base Line) |
Maisson Spa (Imperial Co., CA) |
33.2195951 / 33° 13 11 N |
-115.5795214 / 115° 34 46 W |
NWC Sec 13, T11S, R13E, SBM |
Niland (Imperial
Co. CA) MENTION |
33.2491809 / 33° 14 31 N |
-115.5185978 / 115° 31 07 W |
SEΌ Sec 4, SWΌ Sec 5, T11S,
R12E, SBM |
North
Shore
(Riverside Co., CA) |
33.5214211 / 33° 31 17 N |
-115.9379379 / 115° 56 17 W |
NWΌ
Sec 34, T7S, R10E, SBM |
North Shore Motel SITE (Riverside Co., CA) |
33.5186610 / 33° 31 07 N |
-115.9358313 / 115° 56 09 W |
S-Ctr of the NWΌ Sec 34, T7S, R10E, SBM |
Oatman (Mohave Co., AZ) MENTION |
35.0263915 / 35° 01
35 N |
-114.3835698 / 114° 23
01 W |
SWΌ Sec 14, SEΌ Sec 15, NWΌ Sec 23, T19N, R20W, GSRM |
Picher (Ottawa Co., OK) |
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 Meridian & Base Line |
Rhyolite (Nye Co., NV) Rhyolite Mercantile site |
36.8976324 / 36° 53 51 N |
-116.8295564 / 116° 49 46 W |
Ctr NEΌ Sec 16, T12S, R46E, MDM |
Ruby (Santa Cruz Co., AZ) |
31.4612044 / 31° 27 40 N |
-111.2375949 / 111° 14 15 W |
NEΌ Sec 5, T23S, R11E, GSRM |
Shakespeare (Hidalgo Co., NM) |
32.3259161 / 32° 19 33 N |
-108.7383876 / 108° 44 18 W |
N-Ctr of the NWΌ Sec 7,
T23S, R18W, NMPM (New Mexico Principal Meridian) |
Steins (Hidalgo
Co., NM) |
32.2292481 / 32° 13
45 N |
-108.9895014 / 108° 59
22 W |
S-Ctr Sec 10, T24S,
R21E, NMPM |
Temecula Hot Springs (Riverside
Co., CA) |
33.5539148 / 33° 33'
14" N |
-117.1683658 / 117° 10 06 W |
NWC Sec 23, T7S, R3W, SBM Rancho Temecula (No sections
shown in GNIS. What is shown is
extrapolated.) |
Thistle (Utah Co., UT) |
39.9913448 / 39° 59' 29" N |
-111.4982447 / 111° 29' 54" W |
Corner Secs
28, 29, 32 & 33, T9S, R4E, Salt Lake Meridian & Base Line |
Virginia
City
(Storey Co., NV) MENTION |
39.3096345 / 39° 18
35 N |
-119.6496235 / 119° 38
59 W |
Sec 29, T17N, R21E, MDM |
Vulture
City
(Maricopa Co., AZ) |
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
nationwide ghost towns that have been submerged under water.
NOTE: Many of the Lat/Long and the T&W locations
listed below will indicate the dam at the appropriate reservoir, or a nearby
viable community.
Some will indicate the
actual - or approximate - location. In
any case, they will be indicated thusly.
STATE |
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
AL |
DEMOPOLIS LAKE: Arcola (Hale Co.) |
32.5668014 / 32° 34 00 N |
-87.7852894 / 87° 47 07 W |
NEΌ Sec 4, T18N, R3E, SSM
(St Stephens Meridian & Base Line) |
|
GUNTERSILLE RESERVOIR: Guntersville (Ferry) (Marshall Co.), |
34.3745356 / 34° 22 28 N |
-86.2933154 / 86° 17 36 W |
NEC(orner) of the
NWΌ Sec 2, T8S, R3E, HM (Huntsville
Meridian) |
|
LAKE MARTIN: Benson (Tallapoosa Co.), Irma (Elmore Co.), Susannah (unk.
co.) |
32.6802582 / 32° 40 49 N (Martin Dam) |
-85.9108014 / 85° 54 39 W (Martin Dam) |
N-Ctr Sec 36, T20N, R21E, SSM |
|
LEWIS SMITH LAKE: Falls City (Winston Co.), |
34.3745356 / 34° 22 28 N |
-86.2933154 / 86° 17 36 W |
Sec 9, T12S, R7W, HM |
|
LOGAN MARTIN LAKE: Easonville (St. Clair Co.), Seddon (St. Clair Co.), |
32.6802582 / 32° 40 49 N (Dam) |
-85.9108014 / 85° 54 39 W (Dam) |
NWΌ Sec 33, T18S, R3E, HM |
|
PICKWICK LAKE: Riverton (Colbert Co.), Waterloo (Lauderdale Co. original
site) |
34.9181425 / 34° 55 05 N Present Waterloo |
-88.0642030 / 88° 03 51 W Present Waterloo |
Sec 1, T2S, R15W, HM |
|
WILLIAM BILL DANNELLEY
RESERVOIR: Prairie Bluff
(Wilcox
Co.), |
32.1268113 / 32° 07 37 N |
-87.4013848 / 87° 24 05 W |
NWC of the SWΌ Sec 5, T13N, R7E, SSM |
|
WILSON LAKE: Bainbridge (Colbert Co.), |
34.8009208 / 34° 48 03 N |
-87.5900270 / 87° 35 24 W |
NWΌ Sec 16, T3S, R10W, HM |
AK |
Portage (Anchorage
Borough) |
60.8380648 / 60° 50 20 N |
-148.9825703 / 148° 58 58 W |
S½ Sec 30, T9N, R7E, Seward Meridian & Base Line |
|
Valdez (New) (Valdez-Cordova
Borough) |
61.1308333 / 61° 07 51 N |
-146.3483333 / 146° 20 54 W |
E½ Sec 31, W½ Sec 32, T8, R6W, CRM
(Copper River Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Valdez (Old) (Valdez-Cordova
Borough) |
61.1158333 / 61° 06 57 N |
-146.2663889 / 146° 15 59 W |
S½ Sec 3, T9S, R6W, CRM |
CA |
LEXINGTON RESERVOIR: Alma (Santa Clara Co.) |
37.2013338 / 37° 12 05 N (Dam) |
-121.9888473 / 121° 59 20 W (Dam) |
SWΌ Sec 29, T8S, R1W, MDM (Mt. Diablo Meridian & Base Line) |
|
Drawbridge (Alameda Co.) |
Because it
is off limits NO location given |
Because it
is off limits NO location given |
Because it is off limits NO location given |
|
Kernville (original site) (Kern Co.) |
35.7141183 / 35° 42 51 N |
-118.4367517 / 118° 26 12 W |
NEΌ Sec 33, T25S, R33E, MDM |
|
Monticello (Napa Co.) |
38.5776843 / 38° 34 40 N |
-122.2071970 / 122° 12 26 W |
Sec 32 (APPROX), T9N,
R3W, MDM |
|
FOLSOM LAKE (Mormon Island Dam): Mormon
Island (Sacramento
Co.) |
38.6987919 / 38° 41 56 N |
-121.1185568 / 121° 07 07 W |
Sec 20 (APPROX), T10N,
R8E, MDM |
CO |
Blue Mesa
Reservoir: Cebolla,
Iola, Kezar, Sapinero (all in Gunnison Co.) |
38.4533523 / 38° 27 12 N |
-107.3344587 / 107° 20 04 W |
T48
& 49N, R2 -> 4W, NM (New Mexico Principal Meridian) |
McPhee Reservoir: McPhee
(Montezuma Co.) |
37.5769360 / 37° 34 37 N |
-108.5720384 / 108° 34 19 W |
NWΌ Sec 16, T38 & 39N, R15 & 16, NMPM |
|
Montgomery Reservoir: Montgomery (Park Co.) |
39.3530442 / 39° 21 11 N |
-106.0725192 / 106° 04 21 W |
Sec 14, T8S, R78W, 6PM (6th Principal
Meridian) |
|
Trinidad Lake: Sopris (Las
Animas Co.) |
37.1347420 / 37° 08 05 N |
-104.5644316 / 104° 33 52 W |
NEΌ Sec 33, T33S, R64W, 6PM |
|
IN |
Mississinewa
Reservoir: Deaf Mans Village, Redbridge,
Somerset (Miami & Wabash Counties) |
40.7146938 / 40° 42 53 N |
-85.9574640 / 85° 57 27 W |
T26N,
R5 -> 7E, 2PM (2nd Principal
Meridian & Base Line) |
Salamonie
Lake: Dora, Monument City, New Holland
(Wabash & Huntington Co.) |
40.8069884 / 40° 48 25 N |
-85.6791477 / 85° 40 45 W |
T27N,
R8E, 2PM |
|
KS |
Clinton (Douglas Co.) |
38.9116696 / 38° 54 42 N Present Clinton |
-95.3905310 / 95° 23 26 W Present Clinton |
NEC Sec 22, NWC Sec 23, T13S, R18E, 6PM, Clinton
Twp. |
Irving (Marshall Co.) |
39.6388882 / 39° 38 20 N |
-96.5975135 / 96° 35 51 W |
SWC Sec 1, NWC Sec 12, T5S, R7E, 6PM, Blue
Rapids Twp. |
|
Randolph
(Riley Co.) |
39.4304471 / 39° 25 50 N Present Randolph |
-96.7631740 / 96° 45 47 W Present Randolph |
S½ of the NEΌ Sec 21, T7S, R6E, 6PM, Jackson
Twp. |
|
MA |
Quabbin Reservoir (Winsor Dam): TOWNS: Dana, Enfield, Greenwich & Prescott. VILLAGES/HAMLETS: Bobbinville, Boyleston,
Clinton, Doubleday Village, Greenwich Village, Millington, North Dana, North
Prescott, Smiths, Sterling and West Boyleston. (Franklin, Hampshire, Worcester counties) |
42.2839929 / 42° 17 02 N |
-72.3433122 / 72° 20 36 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in MA |
NV |
St. Thomas (Clark
Co.) |
36.4658102 / 36° 27 57 N |
-114.3702536 / 114° 22 13 W |
SWΌ Sec 10, SEΌ Sec 11, T17S, R68E, MDM |
NY |
Ashokan
Reservoir (four towns & eight hamlets) (Ulster
Co.) |
41.9381482 / 41° 56 17 N |
-74.2187573 / 74° 13 08 W |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NY |
Cannonsville
Reservoir (five towns) (Delaware Co.) |
42.0667508 / 42° 04 00 N |
-75.3754531 / 75° 22 32 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NY |
|
New
Croton Reservoir (four towns) (Westchester Co.) |
41.2264833 / 41° 13 35 N |
-73.8554138 / 73° 51 19 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NY |
|
Pepacton
Reservoir (four towns) (Delaware Co.) |
42.0771377 / 42° 04 37 N |
-74.9675457 / 74° 58 02 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NY |
|
Sacandaga
Reservoir (five towns) (Fulton, Hamilton &
Saratoga counties) |
43.3178487 / 43° 19 04 N |
-73.9240139 / 73° 55 26 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in NY |
|
ND |
LAKE
SAKAKAWEA (Garrison
Dam), Elbowoods, Sanish, Van Hook, Beaver Creek,
Charging Eagle, Independence, Lucky Mound, Nishu,
Red Butte and Shell
Creek (Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail & Williams counties) |
47.4980100 / 47° 29 53 N |
-101.4128208 / 101° 24 46 W |
Sec 5, T146N, R84W, 5th Principal
Meridian & Base Line |
TN |
Butler
(Johnson Co.) |
36.3531725 / 36° 21 11 N Present Butler |
-82.0322421 / 82° 01 56 W Present Butler |
Public Land
Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TN |
Loyston (Union Co.)
Norris Lake |
36.2653565 / 36° 15 55 N |
-83.9499154 / 83° 57 00 W |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TN |
|
Willow Grove (Clay Co.) |
36.5870072 / 36° 35 13 N Present Willow Grove |
-85.3421857 / 85° 20 32 W Present Willow Grove |
Public Land Survey System (Section/Range/Township) NOT USED in TN |
AUGUST
This column featured La Purisima Mission, Santa Barbara County, CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Lompoc (NO GHOST!) |
34.6394277 / 34° 38 22 N |
-120.4673859 / 120° 28 03 W |
T6N,
R34W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian and Base Line) |
Mission Purisima |
34.6713719 / 34° 40 17 N |
-120.4229395 / 120° 25 23 W |
T7N,
R34W, SBM |
Mission Purisima (Original Site) |
34.6085774 / 34° 36
31 N (APPROX) |
-120.2877010 / 120° 17
16 W (APPROX) |
T6N, R32W, SBM (APPROX Confluence of Santa Rosa Creek/Santa Ynez River) |
SEPTEMBER
This column featured the
ghost towns of Standard Hill, Kern County, CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Exposed Treasure Mine |
35.0045262 / 35° 00 16 N |
-118.1670440 / 118° 10 01 W |
SWΌ of the NWΌ
Sec 33, T11N, R12W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian and Base Line) |
Goffs (San
Bernardino Co.) |
34.9191646 / 34° 55 09 N |
-115.0627541 / 115° 03 46 W |
SWΌ Sec 25, SEΌ Sec 26, T10N, R18W, SBM |
Gold Town |
35.0016387 / 35° 00 06 N |
-118.1689643 / 118° 10 08 W |
SEΌ Sec 32, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Mojave (NO GHOST!) |
35.0563587 / 35° 03 23 N |
-118.1703532 / 118° 10 13 W |
SEΌ Sec 8, S½ Sec 9, Sec 16, NEΌ Sec 17, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Reefer City |
35.0058051 / 35° 00 21 N |
-118.1850759 / 118° 11 06 W |
SWC(orner) of the
NWΌ Sec 32, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Rosamond |
34.8641446 / 34° 51 51 N |
-118.1664632 / 118° 09 59 W |
Secs 16,
17, 20, 21, T9N, R12W, SBM |
Standard Hill |
35.0071939 / 35° 00 26 N |
-118.1742422 / 118° 10 27 W |
NEΌ Sec 32, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Whitmore Mine |
35.0020409 / 35° 00 07 N |
-118.1803960 / 118° 10 49 W |
NEΌ of the SWΌ Sec 32,
T11N, R12W, SBM |
Yellow Rover Mine |
35.0076457 / 35° 00 28 N |
-118.1820257 / 118° 10 55 W |
NWΌ of the NWΌ Sec 32,
T11N, R12W, SBM |
OCTOBER
This column featured the
ghost towns along SH 58 between
Kramer Junction, San
Bernardino Co., and Mojave, Kern Co., CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Bissell Siding #1 (Old) |
34.9695841 / 34° 58 11 N |
-117.9990987 / 117° 59 56 W |
NEC(orner) of the
NWΌ Sec 13, T10N, R11W, SBM (San
Bernardino Meridian & Base Line) |
Bissell Siding #2 (New) |
34.9944173 / 34° 59 40 N |
-118.0000707 / 118° 00 00 W |
S½ of the NWΌ Sec 1, T10N, R11W, SBM |
Boron |
35.0010868 / 35° 00 04 N |
-117.6500600 / 117° 39 00 W |
SEΌ Sec 31, SWΌ Sec 32, T11N, R7W, & NEΌ Sec 6, T10N, R7W, SBM |
Bubi North Cafι |
35.0106755 / 35° 00 38 N |
-117.8860984 / 117° 53 09 W |
NEΌ Sec 36, T10N, R10W, SBM |
Desert Lake |
35.0024755 / 35° 00 09 N |
-117.6989502 / 117° 41 56 W |
SWΌ Sec 35, T11N, R8W, SBM |
Edwards |
34.9266432 / 34° 55 36 N |
-117.9384017 / 117° 56 18 W |
SWΌ Sec 27, SEΌ Sec 28, Sec 33, NWΌ Sec 34,
T10N, R10W, SBM |
Edwards Siding |
35.0066404 / 35° 00 24 N |
-117.8822892 / 117° 52 56 W |
W-Ctr, Sec 31, T11N, R9W , E-Ctr, Sec 36, T10N, R10W, SBM |
Fluhr Siding |
34.9430312 / 34° 56 35 N |
-117.9509021 / 117° 57 03 W |
SWΌ Sec 21, T10N, R11W, SBM |
Kramer Junction (NO Ghost) |
34.9924765 / 34° 59 33 N |
-117.5417235 / 117° 32 30 W |
S½ of the NWΌ
Sec 5,
T10N, R6W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian & Base Line) |
Kramer Station |
34.9944206 / 34° 59 40 N |
-117.5858914 / 117° 35 09 W |
NWΌ Sec 4, NEΌ Sec
2, T10N, R7W, SBM |
Little Red Barn |
35.0059318 / 35° 00 21 N |
-117.8177446 / 117° 49 04 W |
E-Ctr Sec 34, T11N, R9W, SBM |
Mojave (NO Ghost) |
35.0563587 / 35° 03 23 N |
-118.1703532 / 118° 10 13 W |
SEΌ Sec 8, S½ Sec 9, Sec 16, NEΌ Sec 17, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Myer Field Warehouse |
35.0434529 / 35° 02 37 N |
-118.1665723 / 118° 10 00 W |
SWΌ Sec 16, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Palm Palm
Mobile Home Park |
35.0068598 / 35° 00 25 N |
-117.8161438 / 117° 48 58 W |
E-Ctr Sec 34, T11N, R9W, SBM |
Rich Siding |
34.9763653 / 34° 58 35 N |
-117.7275621 / 117° 43 39 W |
NWC of the SEΌ Sec 9, T10N, R8W, SBM |
Sanborn |
35.0366274 / 35° 02 11 N |
-118.1235026 / 118° 07 24 W |
N-Ctr Sec 23, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Sanborn Siding |
35.0005279 / 35° 00 02 N |
-118.1064626 / 118° 06 23 W |
S-Ctr Sec 36, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Silt Siding |
34.9999753 / 35° 00 00 N |
-117.7531184 / 117° 45 11 W |
S½ of the SWΌ Sec 32,
T11N, R8W, SBM |
Solon Siding |
34.9544211 / 34° 57 16 N |
-117.9792863 / 117° 47 50 W |
NWΌ Sec 23, T10N, R9W, SBM |
NOVEMBER
This column featured the Tropico Mine, Kern County. CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Gold Camp |
34.8758718 / 34° 52 33 N |
-118.2289909 / 118° 13 44 W |
NWΌ Sec 14, T9N, R13W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian and Base
Line) |
Rosamond |
34.8641446 / 34° 51 51 N |
-118.1664632 / 118° 09 59 W |
Secs 16,
17, 20, 21, T9N, R12W, SBM |
Standard Hill |
35.0071939 / 35° 00 26 N |
-118.1742422 / 118° 10 27 W |
NEΌ Sec 32, T11N, R12W, SBM |
Tropico Mine |
34.8780326 / 34° 52 41 N |
-118.2314650 / 118° 13 53 W |
NWΌ Sec 14, T9N, R13W, SBM |
Willow Springs |
34.8783100 / 34° 52 42 N |
-118.2967447 / 118° 17 48 W |
SWΌof the SEΌ Sec 7, NWΌof the NEΌ Sec 18, T9N, R13W, SBM |
DECEMBER
This column featured
Willow Springs, Kern County, CA.
SITE NAME |
LATITUDE |
LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP/RANGE |
Caliente |
35.2910710 / 35° 17 28 N |
-118.6278688 / 118° 37 40 W |
NWΌ Sec 26, T30S, R31E, MDM (Mount Diablo
Meridian & Base Line) |
Havilah MENTION |
35.5177324 / 35° 31 04 N |
-118.5186972 / 118° 31 07 W |
SWC(orner) Sec 2, SEC Sec 3, NEC Sec 10, NWC Sec 11, T27S, R32E, MDM |
Mojave (NO Ghost) |
35.0563587 / 35° 03 23 N |
-118.1703532 / 118° 10 13 W |
SEΌ Sec 8, S½ Sec 9, Sec 16, NEΌ Sec 17, T11N, R12W, SBM (San Bernardino Meridian & Base Line) |
Tropico Mine |
34.8780326 / 34° 52 41 N |
-118.2314650 / 118° 13 53 W |
NWΌ Sec 14, T9N, R13W, SBM |
Willow Springs |
34.8783100 / 34° 52 42 N |
-118.2967447 / 118° 17 48 W |
SWΌof the SEΌ Sec 7, NWΌ of the NEΌ Sec 18, T9N, R13W, SBM |
Willow Springs Racetrack |
34.8702976 / 34° 52 13 N |
-118.2645400 / 118° 15 52 W |
N½ Sec 16, T9N, R13W, SBM |
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