Abandoned Record
About Matchwood
This is a site record: what public sources say about Matchwood, 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 Matchwood is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Matchwood
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 Matchwood sheet, 1:62,500 · 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
- 1979 Ontonagon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Matchwood sheet, 1:25,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Matchwood 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 Matchwood
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Matchwood": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).