Record
About Hamilton
Hamilton is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 299 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hamilton, 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 Hamilton is

Historic maps
16 historic USGS maps cover Hamilton
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.
- 1909 Mt Baker sheet, 1:192,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1909 Mt Baker sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Mt Baker Dist sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Mt Baker sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1921 Wickersham sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Wickersham sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Hamilton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Concrete sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Victoria sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Concrete sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Concrete sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Hamilton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Bellingham sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Mt Baker sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Lyman sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Hamilton 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 Hamilton
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
- Ehrlich16.0 mi SW · Skagit
- Blue Canyon16.7 mi NW · Whatcom
- Sauk City17.4 mi E · Skagit
- Standard17.6 mi NW · Whatcom
- Avon18.2 mi W · Skagit
- Skagit City19.4 mi SW · Skagit
- Whitney22.3 mi W · Skagit
- Glacier25.2 mi N · Whatcom
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Hamilton": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Hamilton, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q958611.
- USGS GNIS 1520479.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).