Abandoned Record
About Gould City
Gould City is an unincorporated community in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Newton Township.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Gould City, 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 Gould City is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Gould City
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.
- 1954 Sault Sainte Marie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Sault Sainte Marie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Sault Sainte Marie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sault Sainte Marie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Gould City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Manistique Lake 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 Gould City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
- Garnet19.2 mi E · Mackinac
- Soo Junction26.7 mi NE · Luce
- Seewhy33.8 mi NE · Chippewa
- Ozark35.2 mi E · Mackinac
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Gould City": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Gould City, Michigan": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q110682328.
- USGS GNIS 627018.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).