List of ghost towns in the United States
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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the United States
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(Note: Hamburg, Howell, and Toonerville were all located in St. Charles County, Missouri. All three towns became part of the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
in 1941 for WWII, which later became part of the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (WSSRAP))
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Alaska
- AfognakAfognak, AlaskaAfognak was an Alutiiq village on the island of Afognak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It was located on Afognak Bay on the southwest coast of the island, north of Kodiak Island.- History :...
- Cape York
- ChenaChena, AlaskaFor information on the modern town sometimes known by the name of Chena, go to Chena Hot Springs, Alaska.Chena was a small town in interior Alaska near the confluence of the Chena and Tanana rivers whose heyday was in the first two decades of the 1900s, with a peak population of about 400 in 1907...
- ChisanaChisana, AlaskaChisana is a census-designated place in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the CDP was 0...
- CouncilCouncil, AlaskaCouncil is an abandoned townsite in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Geography :Council is located at about , about 57 miles east by northeast of Nome. It is located on the banks of the Niukluk River on the central Seward Peninsula....
- Curry
- DyeaDyea, AlaskaDyea is a former town in the U.S. state of Alaska. A few people live on individual small homesteads in the valley; however, it is largely abandoned. It is located at the convergence of the Taiya River and Taiya Inlet on the south side of the Chilkoot Pass within the limits of the Municipality of...
- FlatFlat, AlaskaFlat is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the CDP was 0.- History :...
- Gilmore
- IditarodIditarod, AlaskaIditarod is an abandoned town in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Geography :It is on a horseshoe lake that was once a bend in the Iditarod River, northwest of Flat, ultimately flowing into the Yukon river.- History :...
- Independence Mine
- Kalakaket
- KatallaKatalla, AlaskaKatalla is a ghost town in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, southeast of Cordova. The name of this town was sometimes spelled Catalla. It is now abandoned.- Geography :...
- KennicottKennicott, AlaskaKennecott, also known as Kennecott Mines or AHRS Site No. XMC-001, is an abandoned mining camp in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines. It is located beside the Kennicott Glacier, northeast of Valdez, inside Wrangell-St....
- Kern
- KijikKijik, AlaskaKijik is a ghost town in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. An Eskimo village that was established on the shores of Lake Clark in the Alaska Range, its population was recorded at 91 in the 1880 United States Census and declined thereafter, falling to approximately 25 individuals by...
- King IslandKing Island, AlaskaKing Island is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska. It is about west of Cape Douglas and is south of Wales, Alaska....
- KnikKnik, Alaska-Alaska:* Knik, Alaska, a ghost town located southwest of Wasilla. The townsite, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, lies within the Knik-Fairview census-designated place boundaries .-Census-designated places:* Knik-Fairview, Alaska...
- KwigiumpainukamiutKwigiumpainukamiut, AlaskaKwigiumpainukamiut is a ghost town in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States located between Chuathbaluk and Napaimute, directly across the river from Kolmakoff Island. It is a clearing about 200 yards long. In the early spring, it is covered with tan-colored grass and is easier to see.-Further...
- Loring
- Mary's IglooMary's Igloo, AlaskaMary's Igloo is an abandoned village located in Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Geography :Mary's Igloo is located at .Mary's Igloo is located on the northwest bank of the Kuzitrin River, on the Seward Peninsula...
- Meehan
- OhagamiutOhagamiut, AlaskaOhagamiut was a Yup'ik village along the Kuskokwim River in the Bethel Census Area of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska, located between Crow Village and Kalskag. It was abandoned in the 1940s as residents relocated to Kalskag, Aniak, Bethel and other towns...
- Olnes
- OphirOphir, AlaskaOphir is an unincorporated area located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.It was named by miners after the wealthy land of Ophir mentioned in the Old Testament. The area was the site of a gold rush in 1906. Ophir reached a peak population of 122 in 1910.Ophir is now...
- Pedro
- Port WakefieldPort Wakefield, AlaskaPort Wakefield, Alaska is a ghost town on the north-east coat of Raspberry Island in the Kodiak Archipelago located in the Gulf of Alaska.It was established shortly after World War II by Lowell A...
- PortagePortage, AlaskaPortage is a former settlement on Turnagain Arm in Alaska, about south of Anchorage. The town was destroyed almost entirely in the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake when the ground in the area sank about six feet, putting most of it below sea level. All that remains today are the ruins of a few...
- Prospect CreekProspect Creek, AlaskaProspect Creek is a very small settlement approximately 180 miles north of present day Fairbanks and 25 miles southeast of present day Bettles, Alaska. Years ago it was home to numerous mining expeditions and the camp for the building of the Alaskan pipeline. Today, it is mostly desolate with...
- Seaside
- SnettishamSnettisham, AlaskaSnettisham is a locale and former populated place in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States. Based on the mainland coast of Stephens Passage, it is southeast of the city of Juneau. The area was named by George Vancouver in 1794...
- Speel River
- Sulzer
- Three Saints BayThree Saints Bay, AlaskaThree Saints Bay is a -long inlet on the southeast side of Kodiak Island in southern Alaska, North of Sitkalidak Strait. It is southwest of Kodiak....
- UngaUnga, AlaskaUnga is a ghost town on Unga Island in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, about 2 miles west of Sand Point. The total length of the island is 15 miles...
Connecticut
- Bara-HackBara-Hack, ConnecticutBara-Hack is a ghost town in the U.S. state of Connecticut, near Massachusetts. -History:Also called the "Haunted Village of Lost Voices", Bara Hack was located in Pomfret, Connecticut, and was abandoned after the Civil War. According to one website, "a pair of Welsh families first...
- Cuties IslandCuties IslandCuties Island is a small island and ghost town off of the coast of Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The island was home to a house that a man built and lived in some time during the 1940s or 1950s. He lived on the island until the house burned down. There were no fire boats at the time so...
- DudleytownDudleytown, ConnecticutDudley Town, in Cornwall, Connecticut, otherwise known as the Village of the Damned is a ghost town, founded as a small settlement in the mid-1740s.-History:...
- Gay City
- Little People Village
- Pleasure BeachPleasure BeachPleasure Beach is the Bridgeport portion of a Connecticut barrier beach that extends 2-1/2 miles westerly from Point No Point...
Delaware
- BanningBanning, DelawareBanning, Delaware, USA was a stop in Cedar Creek Hundred on the now defunct Queen Anne's Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood positioned at the NE corner of what now is Rd 44/Blacksmith Shop Rd and DE-16 W/Beach Hwy. After the railroad closed down and the tracks were removed, all Banning,...
- GlenvilleGlenville, DelawareGlenville, Delaware is a ghost town in Delaware, United States, at . The community consisted of a development on Bread and Cheese Island, on the east bank of the Red Clay Creek near its mouth, just south of Delaware Route 4 near Stanton...
- New MarketNew Market, DelawareNew Market was a small town in the U.S. state of Delaware located between Ellendale and Milton. At the current crossroads of Holly Tree Road and Reynolds Pond Road just east of Ellendale was the New Market Church, around which the town was located....
- Owens StationOwens Station, DelawareOwens Station, Delaware was a town in Delaware, U.S.A.It was a stop on the now defunct Queen Anne's Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood. After the railroad closed down and the tracks were removed, all property owned by the railroad was returned to its previous landowners and several small...
- Saint JohnstownSaint Johnstown, DelawareSaint Johnstown, Delaware, USA was a stop on the now defunct Queen Anne's Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood. After the railroad closed down and the tracks were removed, all property owned by the railroad was returned to its previous landowners and several small towns built around the...
- ZwaanendaelZwaanendael ColonyZwaanendael or Swaanendael was a short lived Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was built in 1631. The name is archaic Dutch spelling for "swan valley" or dale...
(first settlement in the state)
Hawaii
- ApuaApua, HawaiiĀpua was an ancient village in the Puna district on the southern coast of the Island of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. A small fishing village was located at about , an elevation about above sea level....
- Kaimu
- Kalapana
- Kapoho
- Mana
- Waialee
Idaho
- BayhorseBayhorse, IdahoBayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877. After a new gold mine failed, silver was discovered in the area and a mine was started. Bayhorse was originally established by the silver mine....
- BonanzaBonanza, IdahoBonanza is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It was originally established as a mining town. As of 2005, the land is privately owned but open to the public. Custer has a museum for the gold-rush era where visitors can experience the lives of the citizens of Custer and can...
- Boulder City, Idaho
- BurkeBurke, IdahoBurke is a ghost town in Burke-Canyon in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. Once a thriving silver and lead town, it is now far smaller than at its height. In 2002, about 300 people lived in or nearby Burke Canyon...
- CobaltCobalt, IdahoCobalt is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho....
- Comeback Mining Camp
- CusterCuster, IdahoCuster is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Established in 1877, it is located at , at an elevation of 6,470 feet . It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.In 1981, the community was listed on the National...
- De LamarDe Lamar, IdahoDe Lamar is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 5,463 feet , and it is located at , approximately six miles west of Silver City. The community lies within an area governed by the Bureau of Land Management.The community formed around the De Lamar Mine,...
- FlorenceFlorence, IdahoFlorence is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The town was originally settled as a mining camp in the winter of 1861, Several hundred miners who had come for the Clearwater Gold Rush of 1861, heard of a huge bonanza there on the Salmon River. Many of the miners walked from...
- Gilmore
- Golden Age camp
- Idaho CityIdaho City, IdahoIdaho City is a city in and the county seat of Boise County, Idaho, United States, located about northeast of Boise. The population was 458 at the 2000 census.Idaho City is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- LeesburgLeesburg, IdahoLeesburg is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. It lies at , along Napias Creek in the Salmon National Forest, west of Salmon. Its altitude is 6,653 feet . The community possessed a post office as late as 1942, but it has since closed...
- Mount IdahoMount Idaho, IdahoMount Idaho is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The town served as county seat of Idaho County from 1875 to 1902.A 45 mile stretch of trail opened in 1860 in the Mount Idaho area is believed to be one of the earliest examples of a toll road on record in the region...
- PlacervillePlacerville, IdahoPlacerville is a city in Boise County, Idaho, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Rocky BarRocky Bar, IdahoRocky Bar is a ghost town in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the late 19th century Rocky Bar boasted a population of over 2,500 and served as county seat of Alturas County from 1864 to 1882...
- Ruby CityRuby City, IdahoRuby City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town served as the original county seat of Owyhee County from 1863 to 1867. The growth of Silver City, which was founded a mile to the south in 1864, hastened Ruby City's demise. Today only remains of the cemetery mark the town's...
- Sawtooth CitySawtooth City, IdahoSawtooth City is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Located at , it sits at an altitude of 7,342 feet , along Beaver Creek near its confluence with the Salmon River...
- Silver CitySilver City, IdahoSilver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70...
- Strevell
- Vienna
- Yellow Jacket
Indiana
- Baltimore
- BeevilleBeeville, IndianaBeeville was a small town, now extinct, in Lauramie Township, near the southern border of Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was platted in 1884 along the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and consisted of at least 10 lots...
- BriscoBrisco, IndianaBrisco was a small town in Pine Township, Warren County, Indiana. It began in the 1850s and gained a one-room school in 1856, which operated until 1929. In 1930 the school building became a general store run for more than 50 years by local resident Jim Marquess...
- ChattertonChatterton, IndianaChatterton was a small town in Adams Township, Warren County, Indiana. It was founded in 1896 and included a school, a general store and a post office that operated from 1900 to 1906. Though it has since dwindled away completely, the location of the town still persists on county maps...
- ChesapeakeChesapeake, IndianaChesapeake was the first town in Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana, which was formed in 1834. It was located about two miles southeast of present-day town of Marshfield and was the site of the first meetings of the township trustees in the 1830s. County Agent Luther Tillotson lived south...
- CollinsCollins, IndianaCollins is an unincorporated town in Smith Township, Whitley County, Indiana....
- Corwin (Henry County)Corwin, Henry County, IndianaCorwin was a small settlement in Henry County, Indiana, United States. Established in the mid 19th century, the site was little more than a station along the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway and never saw significant development...
- Corwin (Tippecanoe County)Corwin, Tippecanoe County, IndianaCorwin was a small town, now extinct, in Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. It was laid out by Cyrus Foltz in 1856 and consisted of seven lots near the rail line which ran south out of Lafayette...
- ElkinsvilleElkinsville, IndianaElkinsville is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. It was once a thriving farming village, but was evacuated during the construction of nearby Lake Monroe Reservoir via eminent domain in 1964. All that remains of Elkinsville today are some private residences,...
- Glen HallGlen Hall, IndianaGlen Hall is a small settlement in Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The site is often considered part of the adjoining town of West Point.- Geography :...
- GranvilleGranville, IndianaGranville is an extinct town in Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was founded in 1834 by Thomas W. Treckett and Thomas Concannon on the south side of the Wabash and Erie Canal, just south of the Wabash River. The town was platted to contain 153 lots, a public square and several...
- HeathHeath, IndianaHeath was a small town, now extinct, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.- Geography :Heath is located at 40°27'41" North, 86°44'00" West , on a bluff overlooking Wildcat Creek to the southeast. It is in Perry Township and has an elevation of approximately 669 feet. The post office at Heath was...
- Hindostan Falls (Martin County)Hindostan Falls, IndianaHindostan Falls is a ghost town in Center Township, Martin County, Indiana.- Founding and early history :Hindostan was founded at the falls of the East Fork of the White River in 1816. The settlement sat along the original stagecoach route between New Albany and Vincennes and was one of the only...
- KickapooKickapoo, IndianaKickapoo was a small town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana. Platted by Lewis Davisson on February 2, 1885, the town never grew substantially and is described in a 1913 history as having "a small population".-Geography:...
- Locust GroveLocust Grove, IndianaLocust Grove was a small town in Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana, located three miles northeast of Tab. A 1913 history describes the town's population as "less than a hundred", but all that remains at the site is the Locust Grove Church, Locust Grove Cemetery and a few...
- Monument City (Huntington County)
- Paxton, IndianaPaxton, IndianaPaxton is a near extinct town in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.A handful of houses and a post office are all that remain of Paxton today....
- Point PleasantPoint Pleasant, IndianaPoint Pleasant was a small village in Pine Township, Warren County, Indiana, located about a mile and a half southwest of Rainsville near the confluence of Big Pine Creek and Mud Pine Creek, a site currently known as Rocky Ford. It was laid out by one John H...
- QuakerQuaker, IndianaQuaker is an extinct town in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The post office at Quaker was established in 1894 and discontinued in 1914....
- RandallRandall, IndianaRandall is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The post office at Randall was established in 1858 and discontinued in 1872. Randall is also 1.6 miles west of another extinct town of Toronto, Indiana, on W County Road 700 S. The nearest extant community is...
- SheffSheff, IndianaSheff was the name of an interlocking tower that controlled the crossing of the New York Central railroad and the NYC subsidiary, Big Four railroad. It no longer exists. The site is in Benton County, Indiana, United States.-Geography:...
- SloanSloan, IndianaSloan is an extinct town that was located on the border of Jordan Township and Steuben Township in Warren County, Indiana, less than a mile east of the town of Hedrick.- History :...
- TorontoToronto, IndianaToronto is an extinct town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The site is near the Illinois and Indiana border....
- TremontTremont, IndianaTremont Founded 1833 Changed 1876 Location U.S. 12 and Tremont Road Nearest City Porter, Indiana Coordinates Tremont, Indiana, is a ghost town formerly located in what is now the Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Westchester Township in northern Porter County,...
- Walnut GroveWalnut Grove, IndianaWalnut Grove was a small town in Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana, located three miles east of Tab. A 1913 history describes the town's population as about 50.-Geography:...
- WarrentonWarrenton, IndianaWarrenton is an extinct town in Warren County, Indiana, and was Warren's original county seat.- History :Warrenton was selected as the Warren County seat in March 1828 by commissioners appointed under the act forming the county...
Iowa
- BryantsburgBryantsburg, IowaBryantsburg is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. It is located on Highway 150 north of Independence and south of Hazleton, at 42.579132N, -91.905063W.-History:...
- Buxton
- Buchanan
- ConoverConover, IowaConover is a ghost town located in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It appears on the Fort Atkinson quadrangle of the United States Geological Survey topographic map and has been subsumed within the U.S...
- DonnanDonnan, IowaDonnan is a former city in the U.S. state of Iowa, located in central Fayette County. For many years, this farm hamlet was Iowa's smallest incorporated city. The town's population slowly eroded over the years; by 1990 the population had dropped to 7, and the remaining residents voted to...
- DorisDoris, IowaDoris and Bethel are twin town sites in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, both located just north of Highway 939 in central Buchanan County near Independence. Founded as whistle-stops along the Chicago and North Western Railway, the sites are abandoned today.Galbraith's Rail Map of Iowa from...
- DudleyDudley, IowaDudley is the name of two ghost towns in Iowa, United States. One Dudley in Wapello County, one in Polk County.-Wapello County:Both 1908 and 1920 surveys of northwestern Wapello County have a post office located here...
- ElkportElkport, IowaElkport was a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 88 at the 2000 census. The town was severely damaged by floods in May 2004. After the floods, all residents of the town chose federal buyout, selling their homes to the United States federal government for demolition...
- Green IslandGreen Island, IowaGreen Island is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Iowa, United States....
- LittleportLittleport, IowaLittleport is an unincorporated community and former city in Clayton County, Iowa, USA. After the Volga River flood of May 16, 1999, much of the town was destroyed and most residents moved away. At the 2000 Census, there were 26 residents...
- Motor
- National
- Shady GroveShady Grove, IowaShady Grove is a former townsite and unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, between the cities of Brandon and Jesup. Settlement of Shady Grove began in 1857, but with the advent of rural migration, the population had dropped to 25 by the 1950s...
- SiegelSiegel, IowaSiegel is a ghost town in Douglas Township in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1889, the community ceased to exist in the 1940s. Today all this left of the settlement is St. John's United Church of Christ of Siegel.-Geography:...
Kentucky
- Blue HeronBlue Heron, KentuckyBlue Heron, also known as Mine 18, is a former coal mining community on the banks of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in McCreary County, Kentucky, that has been recreated and is maintained as an interpretive history area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.Blue...
- CreelsboroCreelsboro, KentuckyCreelsboro is a ghost town in Russell County, Kentucky, United States. The historic town was thriving some sixteen years before Russell County was formed. It was named for Elijah Creel, an early settler, and was at one time the busiest river port on the Cumberland River between Nashville,...
- FudgeFudge, KentuckyFudge was a small unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States, approximately 4 miles southwest of modern day Hickman. A small town in the 1850s and 1860s with a population of less than 50, Fudge was abandoned after a few years after settlers determined that the land was...
- ParadiseParadise, KentuckyParadise was a small town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The town was located 10.5 miles east-north-east of Greenville and was formerly called Stom's Landing . It was once a trading post along the Green River, but it no longer exists...
- ScuffletownScuffletown, KentuckyScuffletown is a ghost town in Henderson County in the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River just above the mouth of Green River, it was a city for barely 100 years but is legendary in the area because of activities there during the American Civil War and its rough...
Louisiana
- East Krotz SpringsEast Krotz Springs, LouisianaEast Krotz Springs is a ghost town that was located in Pointe Coupee Parish's 1st Ward, approximately 12 miles west of Livonia, Louisiana . The site of the town itself is located at coordinates 30°32'52.80"N, 91°44'42.41"W, and is covered or partially covered by the current U.S. Route 190 roadway...
- Elliot CityElliot City, LouisianaElliot City is a ghost town that was located in Pointe Coupee Parish's 10th Ward, approximately 6 miles west of Livonia, Louisiana . The site of the town itself is located at coordinates 30.55614N, 91.66520W, and is covered or partially covered by the current U.S...
- Sherburne
- WaterlooWaterloo, LouisianaWaterloo is the name of a former town at the upriver juncture of the False River oxbow on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana...
- RuddockRuddock, LouisianaRuddock is an ghost town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ruddock was located on an isthmus between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain, north-northeast of LaPlace. Although the town was destroyed by a hurricane in 1915, it is still signed as an exit on Interstate 55 and...
- Laurel Valley Village
Maine
- FlagstaffFlagstaff, MaineFlagstaff is a ghost town and former town in Somerset County, Maine, United States, near the existing town of Eustis and about 20 miles north of Rangeley...
(submerged to form Flagstaff LakeFlagstaff Lake (Maine)Flagstaff Lake is located in Somerset County and Franklin County, Maine in the United States. The North Branch Dead River and South Branch Dead River join in the lake, forming the Dead River....
) - Perkins Township (Swan Island)
Maryland
- Broad CreekBroad Creek, MarylandBroad Creek was a town on western Kent Island, Maryland that existed from the 17th century to the 19th century. The town once served as the eastern terminus of a trans-Chesapeake Bay ferry line that was part of an early route between Annapolis and Philadelphia.In the mid 19th century, with the...
- CollingtonCollington, MarylandCollington, Maryland is a now defunct settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie, Maryland.-Geography:...
- LapidumLapidum, MarylandLapidum is a ghost town in Maryland located at the head of navigation of the Susquehanna River on the west bank across from Port Deposit.-History:...
- SinepuxentSinepuxent, MarylandSinepuxent or Sinepuxent Town was a village in Worcester County, Maryland, located on Sinepuxent Neck across Sinepuxent Bay from the barrier island of Assateague. The village was destroyed by a hurricane in 1818 and never rebuilt...
- Wagner's Point
Massachusetts
- CatamountCatamount, MassachusettsCatamount is a former village of Colrain, Massachusetts. In 1812, the schoolhouse that once stood in Catamount was the first to fly the United States Flag....
- DanaDana, MassachusettsDana is a former town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Formed from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick, it was incorporated in 1801, and was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, most of the town was returned...
(submerged to form Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin ReservoirThe Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
) - DavisDavis, MassachusettsDavis, Massachusetts is the abandoned location of the Davis Pyrite Mine. Once the largest iron pyrite-mine in Massachusetts, Davis grew to be a decent sized mining village at the beginnings of the Second Industrial Revolution . But, in 1911, a non-fatal collapse of the mine due to “poor mining...
- DogtownDogtown, MassachusettsDogtown is an abandoned inland settlement on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Once known as the Common Settlement and populated by respectable citizens, the area later known as Dogtown is divided between the city of Gloucester and the town of Rockport...
- EnfieldEnfield, MassachusettsEnfield was formerly a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, incorporated in 1816 from portions of Greenwich and Belchertown. It was named in honor of one of its early settlers, Robert Field...
(submerged to form Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin ReservoirThe Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
) - GreenwichGreenwich, MassachusettsGreenwich was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.It was established in 1739 as Quabbin, incorporated as Quabbin Parish in 1754 and became the town of Greenwich in 1754. It was located along the East and Middle branches of the Swift River...
(submerged to form Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin ReservoirThe Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
) - North Bridgewater (located in between the current towns of West BridgewaterWest Bridgewater, MassachusettsWest Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2000 census.- History :West Bridgewater was first settled in 1651 as a part of Olde Bridgewater...
and BrocktonBrockton, MassachusettsBrockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
) - PrescottPrescott, MassachusettsPrescott is a former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1822 from portions of Pelham and New Salem. It was named in honor of Colonel William Prescott, who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 as part of...
(submerged to form Quabbin ReservoirQuabbin ReservoirThe Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939. Today along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, some to the east, as well as 40 other communities in Greater Boston...
) - Whitewash VillageWhitewash Village, MassachusettsWhitewash Village was a village settlement on Monomoy Island in Massachusetts. Whitewash Village was established sometime around 1710. A tavern for sailors was opened up in the location of today's Hospital Pond, known then as Wreck Cove....
Mississippi
- BankstonBankston, MississippiBankston is a ghost town in Choctaw County, Mississippi. All that remain of the town are the ruins of the general store and the cemetery. The nearest community is French Camp to the south-southwest.-External links:...
- BrewtonBrewton, MississippiBrewton, Mississippi is a ghost town in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.Brewton was also once known by the fanciful and unexplained name of Wontierioniasiopolis. -External links:*...
- CamargoCamargo, MississippiCamargo is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.Camargo was located at on the banks of Town Creek.Carmargo was named by veterans of the Mexican-American War for Camargo, Tamaulipas, a mustering point. -References:...
- Cotton Gin PortCotton Gin Port, MississippiCotton Gin Port is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.-Geography:Cotton Gin Port was located at on the east bank of the Tombigbee river.-History:...
- Gainesville
- Grand Gulf
- HolmesvilleHolmesville, MississippiHolmesville was named December 11, 1816 in honor of Major Andrew Hunter Holmes by commissioners who were appointed to select a spot for the seat of justice in the geographical center of the newly formed Pike County. This was the center of trade and business for the County for many years...
- Napoleon
- Rocky SpringsRocky Springs, MississippiRocky Springs, Mississippi is a ghost town and historic site located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, between Old Port Gibson Road and the Natchez Trace Parkway . The old town site can be viewed by the public during daylight hours...
- RodneyRodney, MississippiRodney was a city in Jefferson County in southwest Mississippi, approximately northeast of Natchez. Rodney was founded in 1828, and in the 19th century, it was only three votes away from becoming the capital of the Mississippi Territory. Its population declined to nearly zero after the Mississippi...
- WestvilleWestville, Simpson County, MississippiThe town of Westville, in Simpson County, Mississippi, was established in the 19th century.Westville was the county seat from 1827 to 1887 when the seat was moved to Mendenhall, Mississippi. In 1905, the seat was briefly returned to Westville, but returned to Mendenhall the next year.The...
- WoolworthWoolworth, MississippiWoolworth is a ghost town located in rural northeast Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States.-History:Woolworth was once a major train stop between Brookhaven to the west and Silver Creek to the east. With the rise of automobiles, roads were built that by-passed Woolworth...
Missouri
- ArlingtonArlington, MissouriArlington is a ghost town in western Phelps County, Missouri, United States, along a county road that was once U.S. Route 66. The town found its prosperity in the mid-19th century. Located near Rolla on the Ozark Plateau, all that remains of the once-booming town is a resort....
- BloodlandBloodland, MissouriBloodland is ghost town in southern Pulaski County, Missouri, is surrounded by Ft. Leonard Wood. The town is near Big Piney, Missouri and close to Palace, Missouri, which is surrounded by Ft. Leonard Wood also. Bloodland is located near the Waynesville Regional Airport...
- ColumbiaColumbia Bottom Conservation AreaThe Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is a conservation area located on the south side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River. The conservation area, which is located in eastern St. Louis County, Missouri, north of the city of St. Louis, is operated by the Missouri...
- CookvilleCookville, MissouriCookville is a ghost town in western Pulaski County, Missouri. Cookville is a former town in a forest near Ft Leonard Wood. Cookville is surrounded in a river. What's left in Cookville is two Houses....
- GoldmanGoldman, MissouriGoldman is a tiny ghost town in Jefferson County, Missouri, about 25 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri, and five miles north of the county courthouse at Hillsboro, Missouri. Goldman is located on Old Lemay Ferry Road, an old trade route connecting Hillsboro and St...
- HamburgHamburg, MissouriHamburg was a small town in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The town was evacuated in 1940-1941 as the area was taken over by the U.S...
- Howell
- Monark SpringsMonark Springs, MissouriMonark Springs is a ghost town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. It is located twelve miles east of Neosho and is now the site of a state conservation area.-History:...
- Possum TrotPossum Trot, MissouriPossum Trot is a former town in northeastern Stone County, Missouri, United States, about eight miles southwest of Nixa on Missouri Supplemental Route M. Only the remains of a church and a house are left....
- Saint AnnieSaint Annie, MissouriSaint Annie is a small unincorporated community in eastern Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is about east of Nebo. The town is on Highway U....
- Times BeachTimes Beach, MissouriTimes Beach, Missouri was a small town of 2,240 residents in St. Louis County, Missouri, 17 miles southwest of St. Louis and 2 mi east of Eureka, Missouri. The town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to a dioxin scare that made national headlines...
- Toonerville
- Wayman
- XeniaXenia, MissouriXenia, Missouri is a former town in Nodaway County about four miles northeast the current town of Pickering. The town moved to Pickering when it was bypassed by the railroad. It was named for Xenia, Ohio, and ceased to exist in the 1870s...
(Note: Hamburg, Howell, and Toonerville were all located in St. Charles County, Missouri. All three towns became part of the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works was a U.S. Government-owned, contractor-operated facility in St. Charles County, Missouri, 55 km west of St. Louis. The site was originally operated by the Atlas Powder Company during World War II from 1941 to 1945 to produce explosives. The Atomic Energy...
in 1941 for WWII, which later became part of the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (WSSRAP))
Nebraska
- Appleton, Pawnee County
- Armour, Pawnee County
- Bookwalter, Pawnee County
- BreslauBreslau, NebraskaBreslau is a ghost town in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 20, approximately equidistant from Plainview and Osmond, at the corner of 541st Avenue....
- Butler, Pawnee County
- Cincinati, Pawnee County
- De SotoDe Soto, NebraskaDe Soto is a former community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It was named in honor of the sixteenth century Spanish explorer, Hernando De Soto1. De Soto was founded in 1855 and served as the county seat from 1858-1866. During its heyday, the town hosted many flourishing new...
- DeWittyDeWitty, NebraskaDeWitty, later renamed Audacious, was a village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. The settlement, which was founded in 1907 and disincorporated in 1936, was located north and west of Brownlee...
- DobytownDobytown, NebraskaDobytown is a ghost town in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States, three miles west of Fort Kearny. Officially named Kearney City, the community was established in 1859. Its common name of Dobytown was derived from the resemblance of its twelve to fifteen earthen buildings to adobe structures...
- Duff
- Jacksonville, Pawnee County
- Koesterville, Pawnee County
- Linton, Pawnee County
- Mascot, Nebraska
- Mayberry, Pawnee County
- Mission Creek, Pawnee County
- New Home, Pawnee County
- North Summerfield, Pawnee County
- Omadi
- PittsburgPittsburg, NebraskaPittsburg is a former community in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the 21st century it is mostly a historical settlement with few residents....
- Pleasant Valley, Pawnee County
- Rock BluffRock Bluff, NebraskaRock Bluff is a ghost town in Cass County located approximately three miles east of Murray in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Once the home of an influential college called the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff was instrumental in the 1866 vote that gave Nebraska statehood.-About:Rock Bluff was a pioneer...
- Scott's Valley, Pawnee County
- Schafferville, Pawnee County
- Spring Ranche
- Tate, Pawnee County
- Tipp's Branch, Pawnee County
- Violet, Pawnee County
New Hampshire
- Beebe RiverBeebe RiverThe Beebe River is a river located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Pemigewasset River, part of the Merrimack River watershed....
- Carrigain
- LivermoreLivermore, New HampshireLivermore is an unincorporated civil township in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It was briefly inhabited as a logging town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The site of the logging town is about east of Lincoln on NH Route 112...
- Johnson and Little Canada
- Livermore
- Monson
- True Francestown
- Zealand
New Jersey
- Batsto VillageBatsto Village, New JerseyBatsto Village is a New Jersey Historic site located in Wharton State Forest in the south central Pine Barrens, and a part of the Pinelands National Reserve. It is listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, and is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental...
(a ghost town later transformed into an outdoor museum) - Feltville Historic District
- Double TroubleDouble Trouble State ParkDouble Trouble State Park is located in Lacey and Berkeley Townships in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The park was once the Double Trouble company's company town. The park's wilderness provides a unique insight into the Pine Barrens ecosystem...
- Borough of Island BeachIsland Beach, New JerseyIsland Beach was a borough that existed in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, from 1933 to 1965.Island Beach was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 23, 1933, from portions of Berkeley Township, Lacey Township and Ocean Township. The referendum that...
- Ong's HatOng's Hat, New JerseyOng's Hat, New Jersey, is a location of what has been called a ghost town in Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. It is located on New Jersey Route 72 west of its intersection with New Jersey Route 70....
- Walpack Center in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
- Millbrook Village in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
- Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth, New JerseyPort Elizabeth is an unincorporated area within Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08348....
(not to be confused with ElizabethportElizabethport, New JerseyA neighborhood in the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Formerly home of the Singer Manufacturing Company, makers of Singer Sewing Machines....
) - Raritan LandingRaritan Landing, New JerseyRaritan Landing is an historical community in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, which was once an inland port, the farthest upstream point ocean-going ships could reach along the Raritan River, across from New Brunswick...
- South Cape MaySouth Cape May, New JerseySouth Cape May was a borough that existed in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, from 1894 to 1945. First settled in 1840, it contained a Lucy-type elephant named Light of Asia....
+ - Whitesbog VillageBrendan T. Byrne State ForestThe Brendan T. Byrne State Forest is a 34,725 acre area in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in Burlington and Ocean Counties, New Jersey.-Description:...
New York
- DoodletownDoodletown, New YorkDoodletown was an isolated hamlet in the Town of Stony Point Rockland County, New York, United States. Purchased by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission during the 1960s, it is now part of Bear Mountain State Park and a popular destination for hikers, birdwatchers, botanists, and local historians...
- TahawusTahawus, New YorkTahawus was a village in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, USA. It is now a ghost town situated in Adirondack Park. Tahawus is located in Essex County within the unpopulated northern area designated to the town of Newcomb. Tahawus was the site of major mining and iron smelting...
- ConklingvilleConklingville DamThe Conklingville Dam, in Hadley, New York, holds back the Great Sacandaga Lake which has a 129 mile perimeter. Boating, fishing, swimming and water sports are favorite summer fun activities. Many summer rentals of homes and boats are available....
(evacuated and used to dam the Great Sacandaga LakeGreat Sacandaga LakeThe Great Sacandaga Lake is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States. The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The lake is located in the northern parts of Fulton County and Saratoga County near the south...
) - Love CanalLove CanalLove Canal was a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, located in the white collar LaSalle section of the city. It officially covers 36 square blocks in the far southeastern corner of the city, along 99th Street and Read Avenue...
- Red HouseRed House, New YorkRed House is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 38, making it the least populous town in the state. The name comes from a small stream, Red House Creek....
(see Allegany State ParkAllegany State ParkAllegany State Park is a state park in western New York State, located in Cattaraugus County just north of Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. The park is divided into two sections: The Red House Area and the Quaker Run Area. It lies within the Allegheny Highlands forests ecoregion.The Red...
) - Elko (See Coldspring, New YorkColdspring, New YorkColdspring is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It is located in the southwest part of the county, west of the City of Salamanca.- History :The first settler arrived around 1818....
) - OnovilleSouth Valley, New YorkSouth Valley is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 302 at the 2000 census. The name is from the town's geographical attributes.The Town of South Valley is in the southwest corner of the county...
(see Kinzua DamKinzua DamThe Kinzua Dam, in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River....
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North Carolina
- Buffalo CityBuffalo City, North CarolinaBuffalo City, North Carolina was a logging and moonshine town in East Lake Township, Dare County, North Carolina. It was on the mainland, 19 miles west of Manteo near present-day Manns Harbor. The marshy land where Buffalo City once stood, near U.S. 64, is now part of the Alligator River National...
- Brunswick TownBrunswick Town, North CarolinaBrunswick Town is a colonial ghost town located beside the Cape Fear River in Smithville Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Brunswick Town was the first settlement in the Cape Fear region, a major North Carolina port in the 18th century, and home to three colonial governors...
(former state capital) - CataloocheeCataloochee (Great Smoky Mountains)Cataloochee is a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, located in the Southeastern United States. Now a recreational and historic area within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee was once home to a substantial Appalachian community and Cherokee hunting...
- Diamond CityDiamond City, North CarolinaDiamond City was a settlement on the eastern end of Shackleford Banks, in Carteret County, North Carolina.Due to a hurricane that struck in August 1899, the approximately 500 residents of the settlement and island decided to move...
- JudsonJudson, North CarolinaJudson can refer to:*Judson, Swain County, North Carolina*Judson, Cumberland County, North Carolina...
(submerged under Lake Fontana) - Lost CoveLost Cove, North CarolinaLost Cove is a ghost town in Yancey County North Carolina. Located on the gorge above the Nolichucky River on the Tennessee - North Carolina border, a boundary dispute and its isolation reportedly made it attractive to moonshiners in the 19th century. It was settled shortly before the Civil War and...
- MortimerMortimer, North CarolinaMortimer, North Carolina is a ghost town in Wilson Creek Township, Caldwell County, in the northwestern part of the state.Once a mill town with a population of around 800, the town flooded in 1940 and was subsequently abandoned...
- PortsmouthPortsmouth, North CarolinaPortsmouth was a fishing and shipping village located on the north end of the Core Banks on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The site lies on Portsmouth Island in Carteret County, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke. The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971...
- Roanoke ColonyRoanoke ColonyThe Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County, present-day North Carolina, United States was a late 16th-century attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in what later became the Virginia Colony. The enterprise was financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh and carried out by...
- WhitneyStanly County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 60,585 people. In 2000 there were 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 147 people per square mile . There were 24,582 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
(partially submerged by Badin Lake) - ProctorProctor, North CarolinaProctor is a former town located in Swain County, North Carolina, U.S.A. It was on Hazel Creek. It is named after Moses Proctor, first white settler to this area. The town was flooded with the creation of Fontana Lake and remains submerged unless lake levels are very low.-References:*...
(isolated by Lake Fontana and abandoned) - GlenvilleGlenville, North CarolinaGlenville was a town located in the Hamburg township of Jackson County, North Carolina. It is now a popular lakeside vacation community with many second homes that sometimes are rented around Lake Glenville, which flooded and destroyed the town.-History:...
(town submerged by Lake Glenville, some residents relocated to the eastern edge of the lake) - Ruby CityWillets, North CarolinaWillets is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Willets is located along US 74, West of Balsam and East of Sylva. It is home to the Balsam-Willets-Ochre Hill fire department, a church, and many homes...
(Mining town once located near Willets in Jackson County, now the site of the Balsam Mountain Preserve)
North Dakota
- AlfredAlfred, North DakotaAlfred is an unincorporated hamlet in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. It was one of five towns founded by Richard Sykes. Its population is estimated at about 10 and it consists of a few houses, a licensed boarding home, a grocery store and a Protestant church, as well as grain storage...
- Aurelia
- Bently
- BrisbaneBrisbane, North DakotaBrisbane is a ghost town in what was then Morton County but today is Grant County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ]] at Brisbane from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. locates Brisbane in section 9 of Township 133 north, Range 86 west...
- CharbonneauCharbonneau, North DakotaCharbonneau is a ghost town in McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. It was abandoned when the post office was closed in the 1960s.-References:*...
- Churchs FerryChurchs Ferry, North Dakota-History:The waters level in Devils Lake began rising in the early 1990s, and more than 400 homes around the lake have been relocated or destroyed. This includes the city of Churchs Ferry, one of two municipalities that have been bought out by government agencies...
- DogtoothDogtooth, North DakotaDogtooth is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. It was so named because the shape of the nearby buttes resembled the molars of a dog's lower jaw. The town was located in Section 11 of survey township T133 North, Range 85 West.-History:...
. - Fort Buford
- HartlandHartland, North DakotaHartland is a ghost town in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the west of Carpio and north of Berthold."Hartland, N.D." article in Hartland Newspaper states "Hartland in 1912--Hartland was a small village established in 1907 in Sec. 30 of Carpio Township. A local resident, Martin D...
- Heaton
- Leipzig
- Lonetree
- Melville
- Omeemee
- PetrelPetrel, North DakotaPetrel is a ghost town in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. It is located just across the border with South Dakota, between Lemmon, South Dakota, in Perkins County and Haynes, North Dakota. Petrel is a former railroad townsite and siding on the Milwaukee Railroad...
- SimsSims, North DakotaSims is a ghost town in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. The town was founded in 1883, and Sims Scandinavian Lutheran Church was constructed the next year. Today, the church has been restored and still worships every other Sunday...
- TagusTagus, North DakotaTagus is a ghost town in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The town was founded in 1900 approximately forty miles west of Minot and along the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental route. It incorporated in 1908 reached a peak population of 140 in 1940...
- Temple
- TemvikTemvik, North DakotaTemvik is a ghost town in Emmons County, North Dakota, United States. It is situated between Linton and Hazelton, North Dakota. The town had a school and several grain elevators early in the twentieth century; all that remains today is a farm....
- Van Hook
- VerendryeVerendrye, North DakotaVerendrye is a ghost town in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The Verendrye Electric Cooperative was established here in 1939 but relocated to Velva within a couple years. By 2007, the remnants of the town amounted to two or three house foundations and the backless facade of an old...
- WheelockWheelock, North Dakota-External links:*...
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Ohio
- AiAi, OhioAi is a ghost town in Fulton County, Ohio, United States, established around 1843. The origin of its name has been a local controversy: some say that it was named after the biblical city of Ai, while others believe that it was named after one of its founders, Ami Richards...
- Atwood - Small town in southern Summit county.
- Atwood - small town in Carroll County. Abandoned to make way for Atwood LakeAtwood LakeAtwood Lake is a reservoir located in Tuscarawas and Carroll counties in east central Ohio. The lake is formed by Atwood Dam across Indian Fork, a tributary of Conotton Creek . The lake is named for the community of Atwood which was purchased, demolished and inundated...
in effort to control flooding - Blowville
- Blue Ball
- Claylick, Licking County, OhioLicking County, OhioLicking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....
Located at the intersection of Claylick and the Licking River, this was one of the largest towns to be destroyed and caused primarily by 2 floods 1 in 1919 and 1 in 1959. After the 2nd flood the Dillan Dam floodplain project destroyed this town. - Elk Lick (Destructed and flooded after construction of William H. Harsha LakeEast Fork State ParkEast Fork State Park is a state park located in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, about 25 miles east of Cincinnati. It has camping, hiking, swimming and boating opportunities. The state park is home to many junior and collegiate rowing races, including the USRowing Youth National...
) - Boston, Ohio (aka "Helltown")Helltown (Ohio)Helltown is an area in Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio, known formally as "Boston, Ohio". Local legend associates the area with Satanists and hauntings...
- HiberniaHibernia, OhioHibernia was a village located just outside modern day Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Today, there is a large apartment complex on the land that still bears the name "Hibernia." The apartments occupy the southeast corner of East Main Street and Noe-Bixby Road, just inside the I-270 corridor, on the east side...
- InghamIngham, OhioIngham is a ghost town in southeastern Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States. Of this small mining community, very little remains: mostly foundations, rubbish, and filled-in mine & tunnel entrances...
- KnockemstiffKnockemstiff, OhioKnockemstiff, also known as Glenn Shade or Shady Glenn, is a ghost town located in northeastern Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States, to the southwest of Chillicothe. It sits at an elevation of 692 ft....
- MoonvilleMoonville, OhioMoonville is a ghost town in southeastern Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States. Little remains of this former mining community except a few foundations, a cemetery, and an abandoned railroad tunnel which is the subject of numerous ghost stories.-History:In 1856, the Marietta and...
- New BurlingtonNew Burlington, OhioNew Burlington is a former village located in Chester Township in the northwestern corner of Clinton County, Ohio off of state route 380. It was acquired by the United States federal government when Caesar Creek was dammed and a reservoir created in the 1970s....
- New HamptonNew Hampton, OhioNew Hampton was a village in Jefferson Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is now part of the village of West Jefferson.- History :...
- Newville
- OretonOreton, OhioOreton is a ghost town in eastern Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States, located along State Route 160. Oreton was a small mining community. Today, all that remains are the crumbled ruins of the iron furnace, a few concrete foundations, and the brick safe of Dave Ebert's company...
- ProvidenceProvidence, OhioProvidence is a ghost town on the Maumee River in southern Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, about 24 miles southwest of Toledo.- History :...
- Revenge
- Rumley
- Rural Hill (Once thriving, died after local slaughter house, the main employer, closed its doors)
- San ToySan Toy, OhioSan Toy is a ghost town in northeastern Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. A flourishing community in the early 20th century, it was a mining town created by the Sunday Creek Coal Company.-History:...
- TadmorMiami Conservancy DistrictThe Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. It was organized in 1914 following the catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of the Great Miami River in March 1913, which hit Dayton, Ohio...
- Sprucevale (Canal town abandoned in 1870 with the closing of the canal, whose locks are still present)
- UtopiaUtopia, OhioUtopia is an unincorporated town in far southern Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States, along the banks of the Ohio River. Utopia has been referred to as a "ghost town" although there are still people who live there.- Geography :...
- WinchesterWinchester, Richland County, OhioWinchester is a ghost town in Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio, United States, along the Clear Fork River. It was established south of Newville.-History:...
- WonderlandWonderland, OhioWonderland was an upper-class resort community,just outside of the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, near a bend in Big Walnut Creek. It was be slowly abandoned over a period of years after the late 1920s...
South Carolina
- AndersonvilleAndersonville, South CarolinaAndersonville was a town in Anderson County, South Carolina, that was settled around 1800. It was named for Robert Anderson, who was a Revolutionary War veteran. Although it had been a thriving textile and trading community, it suffered from repeated floods and was bypassed by the railroad. The...
- DorchesterDorchester, South CarolinaDorchester was a town in South Carolina. Situated on the Ashley River around from Charleston, it was founded in February 1696 by the followers of Reverend Joseph Lord from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who gave it the same name of the town whence they had emigrated, which was in turn named after the...
- DunbartonDunbarton, South CarolinaDunbarton was a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The area was originally settled around 1800. Dunbarton grew after a train stop was built on a new rail line. In 1951, it was acquired by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission as part of a site for the Savannah River Plant...
- EllentonEllenton, South CarolinaEllenton was a town that was located on the border between Barnwell County and Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. Settled around 1870, it was acquired by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1950 as part of a site for the Savannah River Plant. It was located between the current CSX...
- HamburgHamburg, Aiken County, South CarolinaThe dead town of Hamburg, South Carolina, was once a thriving upriver market located in Edgefield District . It was founded by Henry Shultz in 1821, across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia, in direct competition with that city . In its heyday, 60,000 bales of cotton worth $2,000,000 were...
- Hawthorne
- Leigh
- Meyers MillMeyers Mill, South CarolinaMeyers Mill was an unincorporated community in southwestern Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The area was originally settled by the Meyer family in the late 19th century. Meyers Mill grew after a train stop was built on a new rail line. In 1951, it was acquired by the U.S...
- Mettzendorf
- Newell
- Robbins
South Dakota
- ArdmoreArdmore, South DakotaArdmore is a ghost town in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. The town was founded in 1889. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge stopped in Ardmore. The town survived the Great Depression without one family on welfare. Rough times eventually fell on Ardmore, and by 2004 it was an...
- EmmetEmmet, South DakotaEmmet is a ghost town in Emmet Township, Union County, South Dakota, South Dakota, United States.-Geography:Emmet is located at .Emmet has been assigned the ZIP code 57004, and the FIPS place code 19510.-History:...
- LeBeauLeBeau, South DakotaLeBeau was a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. It was on the east bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of Swan Creek....
- ManchesterManchester, South DakotaManchester was a small unincorporated community in Kingsbury County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. On June 24, 2003, the town was completely annihilated by a large F4-rated tornado, and has since become a ghost town.-History:...
- MinneselaMinnesela, South DakotaMinnesela was once the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1881, and is located three miles from Belle Fourche with which it has a closely entwined history....
Tennessee
- Beardstown
- Cades CoveCades CoveCades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park...
- DevoniaDevonia, TennesseeDevonia was the United States Post Office designation for the former coal mining camp in Anderson County, Tennessee, also known as Moore's Camp. The Devonia post office, established in 1920, served Moore's Camp, plus the nearby communities of Rosedale, Fork Mountain, Braytown, and Charley's...
- ElkmontElkmont, TennesseeElkmont is a region situated in the upper Little River Valley of the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Throughout its history, the valley has been home to a pioneer Appalachian community, a logging town, and a resort community...
- Fork MountainFork Mountain, TennesseeFork Mountain, Tennessee is a former coal mining camp, located on Tennessee State Route 116 and the New River, at the Morgan County-Anderson County line. Petros is 4.2 miles to the south. Frozen Head State Park is nearby with the park boundary including part of the Morgan County portion of the...
- HopewellHopewell, Cannon County, TennesseeHopewell was a former unincorporated community in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. It lay at an elevation of 784 feet ....
- LoystonLoyston, TennesseeLoyston was a community in Union County, Tennessee, USA, that was inundated by the waters of Norris Lake after the completion of Norris Dam in 1935. Established in the early 19th century around a foundry built by its namesake, John Loy, over subsequent decades the community's location along State...
- MorgantonMorganton, TennesseeMorganton was a community once located in Loudon County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Although now submerged by Tellico Lake, during its heyday in the 19th century Morganton thrived as a flatboat port and regional business center...
- OlympusOlympus, TennesseeOlympus was a community in Pickett County, Tennessee, that was once the site of a post office and was the birthplace of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Olympus was first established as a post office in 1834, when the community was part of Overton County...
- Rhea SpringsRhea Springs, TennesseeRhea Springs was a community once located along the Piney River in Rhea County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Originally established in the 19th-century as a health resort, the community was inundated when the completion of Watts Bar Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority flooded...
- WaspWasp, TennesseeWasp was a community located in Cocke County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Situated in the upper Wolf Creek Valley in the rugged eastern part of the county, Wasp thrived as an Appalachian agrarian community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
- WheatWheat, TennesseeWheat was a farming community in Roane County, Tennessee. The area is now in the city of Oak Ridge.The earliest settlers moved into the area in the late 18th century. However, it was not until 1846 that the area was established as the community of Bald Hill...
Vermont
- GlastenburyGlastenbury, VermontGlastenbury is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The town was unincorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1937, and is now essentially a ghost town. The population was eight at the 2010 census. Along with Somerset, Glastenbury is one of two Vermont towns where the...
- LewistonLewiston, VermontLewiston is a former village in the town of Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Settlers first arrived in that area in 1765; the village's namesake, Dr. Joseph Lewis, arrived two years later...
- Ricker Basin
- Smith Family Farms
- SomersetSomerset, VermontSomerset is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5, and is one of only a handful of places in the United States with a population of five people. Somerset is one of five unincorporated towns in Vermont. The town disincorporated...
Virginia
- Bigler's MillBigler's Mill, VirginiaBigler's Mill was a small town in Virginia near Williamsburg in York County which is now extinct. It is now considered one of the many lost towns of Virginia....
- Ca IraCa Ira, VirginiaCa Ira was a small community located in Cumberland County, Virginia. Formally established in 1796, it fell into disuse in the years after the American Civil War; today, few traces of the town remain, save for the old Grace Church and a handful of houses....
- Elko TractElko TractElko Tract is a 2,220 acre tract of land in Henrico County, Virginia. It is considered one of Virginia's most well known ghost towns due to its history as a decoy airfield during World War II and suspicious activity in the area afterwards.-Civil War:...
- Falling CreekFalling Creek, VirginiaFalling Creek, Virginia, was an unincorporated location along Interstate 95 near the point where a local tributary, Falling Creek, has its confluence with the James River. It was perhaps best known as the site of one of the toll barriers on the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike, completed in 1958...
- JamestownJamestown, VirginiaJamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...
- LackeyLackey, VirginiaLackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States...
- LigniteLignite, VirginiaLignite is a ghost town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. A former lignite coal mining town, it consisted of a company store, churches, and a main street theater. It was abandoned in 1890 after ore demands dropped...
- PotomacPotomac, VirginiaPotomac, Virginia, is an extinct incorporated town formerly located in Alexandria County. A planned community, its proximity to Washington D.C. made it a popular place for employees of the U.S. government to live...
- WarwickWarwick, Virginia (Chesterfield County)Warwick was an unincorporated town and port in Chesterfield County, Virginia, located on the navigable portion of the James River about 5 miles south of downtown Richmond, Virginia...
- WesthamWestham, VirginiaWestham was an unincorporated town in Henrico County, Virginia. It is located in the present day area of Tuckahoe, Virginia.-History:Westham was established on land that had been owned by William Randolph II. When Randolph died, his son Beverley, inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create...
- RockfishRockfish, VirginiaRockfish is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.-Overview:It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969....
See Lost counties, cities, and towns of Virginia
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West Virginia
- Blue Sulphur SpringsBlue Sulphur Springs, West VirginiaBlue Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Blue Sulphur Springs is north of Alderson. It is named for a former mineral springs resort that was nearby....
- BrinkBrink, West VirginiaBrink is an unincorporated community in Marion and Wetzel counties, West Virginia, United States. Brink is west of Mannington....
- Devon
- Eagle
- Fire Creek
- Freed
- Glade
- GoodwillGoodwill, West VirginiaGoodwill is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Goodwill is west of Montcalm....
- Jerryville
- LaylandLayland, West VirginiaLayland is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Layland is located on West Virginia Route 41 west-northwest of Meadow Bridge. Layland has a post office with ZIP code 25864....
- LobeliaLobelia, West VirginiaLobelia is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Lobelia is west of Hillsboro....
- Pearlytown
- Putney
- Royal
- Rutherford
- SewellSewell, West VirginiaSewell is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Sewell is located on the New River southeast of Fayetteville....
- StotesburyStotesbury, West VirginiaStotesbury is a former coal mining town in Raleigh County in the U.S. state of West Virginia that flourished during the 1930s. The community was named for Edward T. Stotesbury, then the president of Beaver Coal Company....
- ThurmondThurmond, West VirginiaThurmond was incorporated in 1900 and was most likely named for Captain W. D. Thurmond, who settled here in 1844. He served in the Confederate Army and died in 1910 at age 90. Thurmond post office was established in 1888 and discontinued in 1995...
- Virginius IslandVirginius IslandVirginius Island is an island on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The island is formed by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry...
- Whitney
Wisconsin
- AuroraAurora, Kenosha County, WisconsinAurora is now part of the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, but was the site of one of the area's earliest post offices, opened in the early 1830s at the Willis Tavern, the Aurora community center on the west side of the old Green Bay Trail just north of what is now 60th...
- DelhiDelhi, WisconsinDelhi, Wisconsin is a ghost town in the town of Rushford, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on County Highway E between Omro and Eureka at the junction of the Fox River and Waukau Creek. Delhi was also known as La Borde's Landing. 1980 census records identify Delhi as...
- Muskego SettlementMuskego SettlementThe Muskego Settlement was one of the first Norwegian American settlements in the United States. Situated near today's Muskego, Wisconsin, the Muskego Settlement covered areas within what is now the town of Norway, Wisconsin.-History:...
- Nya UpsalaNya UpsalaNew Upsala also referred to as the Pine Lake Settlement, was an early pioneer Swedish-American community in Wisconsin. New Upsala was a short-lived settlement of Swedish immigrants founded by Gustaf Unonius...
- Ranney
- UlaoUlao, WisconsinUlao, Wisconsin, is an unincorporated community in the Town of Grafton in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of Ulao Road and the old Chicago and Northwestern railroad running from Milwaukee to Green Bay. Today, I-43 runs a few hundred feet to the west of the town...
Wyoming
- Atlantic CityAtlantic City, WyomingAtlantic City is a census-designated place in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 39 at the 2000 census. The community is a small mining settlement in a gulch near South Pass in southwestern Wyoming. It was founded as a mining camp following the 1867 gold rush in the region...
- Benton
- Bessemer
- BryanBryan, WyomingBryan is a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bryan is located about west of Green River along the Blacks Fork River, and for a short time was the local headquarters and division point of the Union Pacific Railroad...
- Carbon Timber Town
- The Duncan
- Fort Steele
- Hecla
- Jeffrey CityJeffrey City, WyomingJeffrey City is a census-designated place and former uranium mining boomtown located in Fremont County, in the central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The town is famous in Wyoming and the American West as symbol of a boomtown that went “bust” very quickly, as the mine was shut down in 1982...
- Jireh
- KaneKane, WyomingKane is a town that existed two miles south of the confluence of the Shoshone River and the Bighorn River in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Prior to the completion of the Yellowtail Dam in Montana, the residents of Kane sold their homes and land to the federal government. When the dam was completed the...
- Lewiston
- Lost SpringsLost Springs, Wyoming-Education:Public education in the town of Lost Springs is provided by Converse County School District #1....
- Miner's DelightMiner's Delight, WyomingHamilton City, or Miner's Delight as it was commonly known, was a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, during the mining boom in the 19th century. Today a few buildings stand as a reminder of an era gone past in Wyoming history.-Demographics:...
- Pacific Springs
- PiedmontPiedmont, WyomingPiedmont is a ghost town located in Uinta County, Wyoming. It was once a thriving small railroad and timber town, but started to decline when Union Pacific opened a new line that bypassed the town.- Geography :...
- South Pass CitySouth Pass City, WyomingSouth Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is located 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131. The closest town is Atlantic City...
- Sherman
- SuperiorSuperior, WyomingSuperior is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Notable people:*Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V...
- Table RockTable Rock, WyomingTable Rock is a ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It was a census-designated place at the 2000 census, with a population of 82, but by the 2010 census the population had dropped to 0.-Geography:...
- Tubb Town
- Van TassellVan Tassell, WyomingVan Tassell is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Van Tassell is located at ....
- WalcottWalcott, WyomingWalcott is an unincorporated community in central Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads near Interstate 80 and the concurrent U.S. Routes 30 and 287, east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,627 feet...
See also
- Ghost townGhost townA ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
- List of ghost towns
- Dogpatch USADogpatch USADogpatch USA is an abandoned theme park located on State Highway 7 between the cities of Harrison and Jasper in Arkansas, USA, an area known today as Marble Falls...
- Ghost Town in the SkyGhost Town in the SkyGhost Town in the Sky was a Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, USA. An unusual aspect of this park is that it is located atop a mountain which can only be accessed by visitors via a chair lift or an inclined funicular railway...
- Ghost Town, Oakland, CaliforniaGhost Town, Oakland, CaliforniaGhost Town is the informal name of the Foster Hoover Historic District neighborhood in West Oakland, Oakland, California. The community is known for its violence and blight. The name probably originated from the two casket companies operating side by side on Filbert Street between 30th and 32nd...
- List of places with fewer than ten residents
External links
- Ghosttowns.com
- Unlocking the Past by Madeline DeJournett and Elfreda Cox (May 2007) ghost towns in Stoddard County, Missouri.
- Ghost towns of the American West
- Ghost town Gallery
- Lost America
- Monument Gallery
- Ghosttowns of the US at Rootsweb
- Ghosttowns.de