Abandoned Record
About Breien
Breien is an unincorporated community in Morton County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Breien, 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 Breien is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Breien
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 Bismarck sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Bismarck sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Breien sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Linton 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 Breien
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
- Freda11.3 mi W · Grant
- Fallon11.6 mi NW · Morton
- Saint Anthony16.4 mi N · Morton
- Dogtooth19.3 mi W · Grant
- Brisbane26.3 mi W · Grant
- T E Mvik32.6 mi E · Emmons
- Leith33.2 mi W · Grant
- Sh E Rbrook E37.9 mi NW · Morton
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Breien": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Breien, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22033432.
- USGS GNIS 1028124.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).