Abandoned Record
About Lime Rock
Lime Rock is a ghost town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Once located in the town of Seymour and the town of Osborn, the ghost town has no surviving buildings.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lime Rock, 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 Lime Rock is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Lime Rock
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 Seymour sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Green Bay sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Seymour sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Seymour 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 Lime Rock
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wisconsin index.
- Crusher16.3 mi E · Brown
- Lawesburg16.8 mi S · Outagamie
- Grand Chute17.3 mi S · Outagamie
- Wakefield18.7 mi SW · Outagamie
- Harrison25.5 mi S · Calumet
- Leighton31.5 mi NE · Oconto
- Granite City32.8 mi W · Waupaca
- Delhi39.9 mi SW · Winnebago
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Lime Rock, Wisconsin": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6549138.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).