Zindel
Ghost town · Asotin County, Washington

Zindel is a ghost town in Asotin County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in Washington, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Asotin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zindel as a historical populated place on the Limekiln Rapids 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 46.1157° N, 116.9988° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Limekiln Rapids |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Anatone, WA |
| Distance to it | 6.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1514680 |
| Coordinates | 46.11571, -116.99876 |
What's there now
Zindel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Anatone, WA (population 10), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Craigeghost town · Asotin County · 1.8 mi
- Theonghost town · Asotin County · 5.4 mi
- Fairburnghost town · Nez Perce County · 15.9 mi
- Snowghost town · Nez Perce County · 16.1 mi
- Hanson Ferryghost town · Asotin County · 17.3 mi
- Floraghost town · Wallowa County · 21.1 mi
- Woodsideghost town · Lewis County · 22 mi
- Iloghost town · Lewis County · 25.5 mi
- Unfriedghost town · Garfield County · 27 mi
- Chicoghost town · Wallowa County · 27.6 mi
- Copperghost town · Wallowa County · 33.2 mi
- Josephghost town · Idaho County · 33.4 mi
Questions
Where is Zindel?
Zindel is in Asotin County, Washington, at 46.1157, -116.9988.
How many ghost towns are in Asotin County?
Asotin County, Washington has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- 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.