Abandoned Record
About Keystone
Keystone was a town in Adams County, Washington. It is located on the Northern Pacific Railroad, 16 miles NE of Ritzville and 10 miles SW of Sprague (east part of Section 9, T20N, R37E).
This is a site record: what public sources say about Keystone, 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 Keystone is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Keystone
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.
- 1953 Ritzville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Ritzville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Karakul Hills sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Ritzville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Ritzville 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 Keystone
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Keystone, Adams County, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14713777.
- USGS GNIS 1511519.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).