Abandoned Record
About Brisbane
Brisbane is a ghost town in what was then Morton County but today is Grant County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It was named after the city of Brisbane, Australia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Brisbane, 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 Brisbane is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Brisbane
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 Brisbane sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Elgin 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 Brisbane
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
- Leith7.2 mi W · Grant
- Dogtooth7.7 mi NE · Grant
- Freda15.1 mi E · Grant
- Leipzig21.0 mi NW · Grant
- Fallon22.4 mi NE · Morton
- Breien26.3 mi E · Morton
- Sh E Rbrook E29.7 mi N · Morton
- Saint Anthony33.4 mi NE · Morton
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Brisbane, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4968527.
- USGS GNIS 1028136.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).