WayfarrowUlysses
Ghost town · Lemhi County, Idaho
Ulysses is a ghost town in Lemhi County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Lemhi County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ulysses as a historical populated place on the Ulysses 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 45.4577° N, 114.1515° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ulysses |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,137 ft |
| Nearest living town | Salmon, ID |
| Distance to it | 23.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 398290 |
| Coordinates | 45.45770, -114.15147 |
What's there now
Ulysses is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salmon, ID (population 3,196), about 23.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,137 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Leesburgghost town · Lemhi County · 16.3 mi
- Moosehornghost town · Beaverhead County · 20.7 mi
- Cloverghost town · Valley County · 46.8 mi
Questions
Where is Ulysses?
Ulysses is in Lemhi County, Idaho, at 45.4577, -114.1515.
How many ghost towns are in Lemhi County?
Lemhi County, Idaho has 2 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.