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Bugtown

Ghost town · Canyon County, Idaho

Caldwell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Caldwell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bugtown is a ghost town in Canyon County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Canyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bugtown as a historical populated place on the Caldwell topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.6593° N, 116.6749° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaldwell
Elevation2,386 ft
Nearest living townCaldwell, ID
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID399373
Coordinates43.65933, -116.67486

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What's there now

Bugtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caldwell, ID (population 63,465), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,386 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bugtown?

Bugtown is in Canyon County, Idaho, at 43.6593, -116.6749.

How many ghost towns are in Canyon County?

Canyon County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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