Abandoned Record
About Jayville
Jayville was a hamlet located in the southwest part of St. Lawrence County, New York, in the United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jayville, 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 Jayville is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Jayville
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.
- 1916 Oswegatchie sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1918 Oswegatchie sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Ogdensburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Ogdensburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Ogdensburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Ogdensburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Fine sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Gouverneur 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.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jayville, New York": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14706636.
- USGS GNIS 976488.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).