Abandoned Record
About Atkinson
Gibbs City is a ghost town in Michigan. It was founded as Atkinson in the late 19th century, centered on a sawmill on the Paint River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Atkinson, 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 Atkinson is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Atkinson
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.
- 1898 Iron River sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1945 Gibbs City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1946 Gibbs City sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Iron River sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Gibbs City 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 Atkinson
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Atkinson": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gibbs City, Michigan": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14716109.
- USGS GNIS 626780.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).