Abandoned Record
About Carbury
Carbury is an unincorporated community in Bottineau County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is located along North Dakota Highway 14 in the eastern part of the county, east of Souris.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carbury, 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 Carbury is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Carbury
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 Minot sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Carbury sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Minot sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Bottineau 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 Carbury
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Carbury, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5038105.
- USGS GNIS 1028276.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).