Abandoned Record
About Gay
Gay is an unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Sherman Township.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gay, 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 Gay is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Gay
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.
- 1938 Gay sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Gay sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hancock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Hancock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Hancock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Hancock sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hancock 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 Gay
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Gay": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gay, Michigan": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5528523.
- USGS GNIS 626692.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).