Abandoned Record
About Boundary
Boundary is a ghost town located in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The town was located near the Canada–US border and near the Columbia River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Boundary, 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 Boundary is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Boundary
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.
- 1929 Colville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1933 Colville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Boundary sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sandpoint sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Sandpoint sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Colville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Boundary 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 Boundary
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Boundary, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4949902.
- USGS GNIS 1530567.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).