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Bullion

Ghost town · Shoshone County, Idaho

Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bullion is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho. It is one of 13 former communities in Shoshone County on the federal names register. No county in Idaho has more among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bullion as a historical populated place on the Lookout Pass 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 47.4322° N, 115.6710° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLookout Pass
Elevation4,204 ft
Nearest living townMullan, ID
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID399341
Coordinates47.43215, -115.67099

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What's there now

Bullion is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mullan, ID (population 758), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,204 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 Bullion?

Bullion is in Shoshone County, Idaho, at 47.4322, -115.6710.

How many ghost towns are in Shoshone County?

Shoshone County, Idaho has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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