Abandoned Record
About Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a ghost town in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The town was abandoned in the 1940s after local timber had been extracted from the area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bordeaux, 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 Bordeaux is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Bordeaux
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.
- 1941 Gate sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Rochester sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Hoquiam sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Littlerock sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Chehalis River 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 Bordeaux
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bordeaux": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bordeaux, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27988908.
- USGS GNIS 1511610.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).