Abandoned Record
About Grasmere
Grasmere is an abandoned service stop in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho, in Owyhee County. Located on State Highway 51, it is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) north of the border with Nevada and 58.5 miles (94.1 km) south of Mountain Home.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grasmere, 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 Grasmere is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Grasmere
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.
- 1955 Twin Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Twin Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Grasmere sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Sheep Creek 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 Grasmere
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
- Wickahoney7.7 mi NW · Owyhee
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Grasmere": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Grasmere, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19462058.
- USGS GNIS 376052.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).