Abandoned Record
About Warren
Warren is an unincorporated community in the remote north central region of the U.S. state of Idaho, near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Warren, 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 Warren is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Warren
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.
- 1956 Warren sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Elk City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Elk City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Warren sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Warren sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2004 Warren 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 Warren
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Idaho index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Warren": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Warren, Idaho": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2549645.
- USGS GNIS 392902.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).