Kaufman

Ghost town · Clark County, Idaho

Blue Dome quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kaufman is a ghost town in Clark County, Idaho. It is the only former community in Clark County recorded on the federal names register, out of 110 across Idaho.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kaufman as a historical populated place on the Blue Dome 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 44.1602° N, 112.9114° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Blue Dome
Elevation	6,102 ft
Nearest living town	Mud Lake, ID
Distance to it	30.7 miles
GNIS feature ID	399160
Coordinates	44.16018, -112.91139

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What's there now

Kaufman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mud Lake, ID (population 516), about 30.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,102 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Sweet Sage
ghost town · Butte County · 23 mi
Nicholia
ghost town · Beaverhead County · 24.6 mi
Level
ghost town · Jefferson County · 27.7 mi
Alder City
ghost town · Custer County · 36.2 mi
White Knob
ghost town · Custer County · 42 mi
Cliff
ghost town · Custer County · 42.9 mi
Antelope
ghost town · Butte County · 49.6 mi

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.