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Sands

Ghost town · Owyhee County, Idaho

Sands Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Sands Basin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sands is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho. It is one of 11 former communities in Owyhee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sands as a historical populated place on the Jump Creek Canyon 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 43.4888° N, 116.9149° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJump Creek Canyon
Elevation2,498 ft
Nearest living townMarsing, ID
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399550
Coordinates43.48877, -116.91487

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What's there now

Sands is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marsing, ID (population 1,245), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,498 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 Sands?

Sands is in Owyhee County, Idaho, at 43.4888, -116.9149.

How many ghost towns are in Owyhee County?

Owyhee County, Idaho has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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