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Ghost town · Twin Falls County, Idaho
Austin is a ghost town in Twin Falls County, Idaho. It is one of 3 former communities in Twin Falls County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Austin as a historical populated place on the Thousand Springs 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 42.6563° N, 114.8492° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Thousand Springs |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,339 ft |
| Nearest living town | Buhl, ID |
| Distance to it | 6.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 399426 |
| Coordinates | 42.65629, -114.84922 |
What's there now
Austin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buhl, ID (population 4,624), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,339 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Abbeyghost town · Twin Falls County · 5 mi
- Haytownghost town · Jerome County · 17.8 mi
- Hillsdaleghost town · Jerome County · 32.7 mi
- Bickelghost town · Twin Falls County · 33.7 mi
- Riverside Parkghost town · Elko County · 48.8 mi
Questions
Where is Austin?
Austin is in Twin Falls County, Idaho, at 42.6563, -114.8492.
How many ghost towns are in Twin Falls County?
Twin Falls County, Idaho has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.