Abandoned Record
About Sully Springs
Sully Springs is an unincorporated area and ghost town in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. It was established along the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks and named for General Alfred Sully, who had camped in the area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sully Springs, 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 Sully Springs is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Sully Springs
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.
- 1953 Dickinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Dickinson sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Tracy Mountain sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Belfield sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Tracy Mountain sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Sully Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Sully Springs, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7636468.
- USGS GNIS 1033916.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).