Abandoned Record
About Dempsey
Dempsey is an extinct town in Bannock County, in the U.S. state of Idaho.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Dempsey, 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 Dempsey is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Dempsey
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.
- 1948 Bancroft sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Bancroft sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Pocatello sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Preston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Pocatello sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Preston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Preston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Sedgwick Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Soda Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Pocatello sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Dempsey
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
- Chesterfield17.5 mi N · Caribou
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Dempsey, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q48815409.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).