Record

About Blabon

Blabon is an unincorporated community in Steele County, North Dakota, United States.
From Wikipedia, "Blabon, North Dakota", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Blabon, 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 Blabon is

USGS topographic map around Blabon — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Blabon

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.

1952 Grand Forks sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1956 Grand Forks sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1966 Grand Forks sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1967 Blabon sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1985 Hillsboro sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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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 Blabon

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.

Logan Center27.6 mi N · Grand Forks
Leal32.2 mi SW · Barnes
Mose33.4 mi W · Griggs

Sources

Wikipedia, "Blabon, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q122596622.
USGS GNIS 1028019.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).