Abandoned Record
About Mercuryville
Mercuryville, California is a ghost town in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County, California along The Geysers road.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mercuryville, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Mercuryville is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Mercuryville
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1921 Kelseyville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Kelseyville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Santa Rosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Santa Rosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Santa Rosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 The Geysers sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Kelseyville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Santa Rosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Santa Rosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Healdsburg sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 The Geysers sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Mercuryville, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27987021.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).