Abandoned Record
About Grange City
Grange City is an extinct town in Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community was named after the Grangers.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grange City, 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 Grange City is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Grange City
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.
- 1948 Starbuck sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Starbuck sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Starbuck West sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Connell 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 Grange City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Grange City, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995373.
- USGS GNIS 1514858.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).