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Blue Town

Ghost town · Stevens County, Washington

Kettle Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Kettle Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blue Town is a ghost town in Stevens County, Washington. It is one of 11 former communities in Stevens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blue Town as a historical populated place on the Marcus 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 48.6257° N, 118.1219° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarcus
Elevation1,319 ft
Nearest living townBarney's Junction, WA
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1530577
Coordinates48.62573, -118.12194

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What's there now

Blue Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barney's Junction, WA (population 80), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,319 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 Blue Town?

Blue Town is in Stevens County, Washington, at 48.6257, -118.1219.

How many ghost towns are in Stevens County?

Stevens County, Washington has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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