Abandoned Record
About Wauconda
Wauconda is a small unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. Once a boom town, it has dwindled almost to nothing; it is now under single ownership.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wauconda, 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 Wauconda is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Wauconda
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.
- 1902 Osoyoos sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1904 Osoyoos sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Aeneas Valley sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Okanogan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Oroville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Mt Annie sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2001 Mount Annie 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 Wauconda
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Wauconda": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Wauconda, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6166573.
- USGS GNIS 1527856.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).