Abandoned Record
About T E Mple
Temple is ghost town located in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. There are some remaining structures which include: a small garage, a couple small outbuildings and a couple caved-in houses.
This is a site record: what public sources say about T E Mple, 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 T E Mple is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover T E Mple
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.
- 1911 Ray sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Williston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Williston sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Temple sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Williston 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 T E Mple
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "T E Mple": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Temple, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7698410.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).