Abandoned Record
About Ralston
Ralston is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington, United States. Ralston is assigned the ZIP code 99169.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ralston, 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 Ralston is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Ralston
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.
- 1923 Washtucna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1925 Washtucna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Walla Walla sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Ralston 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 Ralston
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ralston": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ralston, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22083099.
- USGS GNIS 1511248.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).