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Buswell

Ghost town · Latah County, Idaho

Viola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Viola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buswell is a ghost town in Latah County, Idaho. It is one of 10 former communities in Latah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buswell as a historical populated place on the Viola 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 46.8329° N, 117.0282° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleViola
Elevation2,612 ft
Nearest living townViola, ID
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399371
Coordinates46.83295, -117.02822

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What's there now

Buswell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Viola, ID (population 48), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,612 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 Buswell?

Buswell is in Latah County, Idaho, at 46.8329, -117.0282.

How many ghost towns are in Latah County?

Latah County, Idaho has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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