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Brisbane

Ghost town · Grant County, North Dakota

Brisbane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Brisbane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brisbane is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota. It is one of 3 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brisbane as a historical populated place: 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 46.3425° N, 101.4910° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,394 ft
Nearest living townCarson, ND
Distance to it6.7 miles
Coordinates46.34250, -101.49100

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What's there now

Brisbane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carson, ND (population 260), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,394 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Brisbane, North Dakota
Brisbane, North Dakota · Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Brisbane?

Brisbane is in Grant County, North Dakota, at 46.3425, -101.4910.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, North Dakota has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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