Abandoned Record
About Cuprum
Cuprum is an unincorporated community in Adams County in the U.S. state of Idaho. The community is located 27 mi (43 km) northwest of Council.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cuprum, 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 Cuprum is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Cuprum
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.
- 1920 Seven Devils Mining District sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Cuprum sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Grangeville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Riggins sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Cuprum sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2004 Cuprum 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.
Nearby
Other sites near Cuprum
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Cuprum": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Cuprum, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q30622883.
- USGS GNIS 396354.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).