Abandoned Record
About Grand Chute
Grand Chute is a ghost neighborhood in the city of Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grand Chute, 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 Grand Chute is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Grand Chute
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.
- 1955 Appleton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Appleton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Green Bay sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Appleton 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 Grand Chute
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wisconsin index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Grand Chute (ghost town), Wisconsin": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5594440.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).