Abandoned Record
About Heaton
Heaton is an unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Carrington.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Heaton, 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 Heaton is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Heaton
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.
- 1951 Heaton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 New Rockford sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Carrington 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 Heaton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Heaton, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22061141.
- USGS GNIS 1029377.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).