Abandoned Record
About Keystone
Keystone is a former unincorporated community (ghost town) in Keystone Township, Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Keystone, 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 Keystone is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Keystone
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.
- 1894 Monango sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1896 Edgeley sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1925 Edgeley sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Jamestown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Jamestown sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Monango sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 La Moure 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 Keystone
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
- Merricourt10.3 mi W · Dickey
- Alfred36.1 mi NW · LaMoure
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Keystone, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18154039.
- USGS GNIS 1034533.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).