Record

About Petrel

Petrel is a ghost town in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. It is located just across the border with South Dakota, between Lemmon, South Dakota, in Perkins County and Haynes.
From Wikipedia, "Petrel, North Dakota", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Petrel, 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 Petrel is

USGS topographic map around Petrel — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Petrel

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 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1957 Lemmon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1974 White Butte sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1984 Lemmon sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
1998 White Butte sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Petrel

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.

Bucyrus25.8 mi W · Adams

Sources

Wikipedia, "Petrel, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7178747.
USGS GNIS 1033784.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).