Brisbane Ghost Town

Grant County, North Dakota46.3425, -101.4910

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
35 miNew Salem, ND
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
7.7 miDogtooth
Brisbane, North Dakota
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Brisbane, in Grant County, North Dakota, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miMandanLemmonNew SalemBrisbane
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Brisbane. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is New Salem, ND, about 35 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 47 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dogtooth7.7 mi northeast
  2. Freda15 mi east
  3. Leipzig21 mi northwest
  4. Bentley27 mi west
  5. Sims30 mi north
  6. Saint Anthony33 mi northeast
  7. Petrel46 mi southwest
  8. Athboy57 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

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Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Carson.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Carson station (USC00321370), 6.9 miles away.

Facts

LocationGrant County, North Dakota
Coordinates46.34250, -101.49100
Also known asBrisbane, North Dakota, Brisbane, ND
SourcesWikidata Q4968527 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Brisbane ghost town?

In Grant County, North Dakota, at 46.3425, -101.4910. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is New Salem, ND, about 35 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bismarck, ND, 47 miles away.

Can you visit Brisbane?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Brisbane?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Carson.

Are there other ghost towns near Brisbane?

Yes. Dogtooth (7.7 mi), Freda (15 mi), Leipzig (21 mi), Bentley (27 mi).

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