List of ghost towns in the United States facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the United States.
Contents
- Listing by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Listing by state
Alabama
Main page: List of ghost towns in Alabama
Alaska
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The waterfront at Dyea, Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Flat, Alaska, August 1, 1911
The abandoned copper mine complex at Kennecott, Alaska
- Afognak
- Cape York
- Chena
- Chisana
- Council
- Curry
- Dickson
- Dyea
- Flat
- Gilmore
- Iditarod
- Independence Mines
- Kalakaket
- Katalla
- Kennicott
- Kern
- Kijik
- King Island
- Knik
- Kwigiumpainukamiut
- Loring
- Mary's Igloo
- Meehan
- Ohagamiut
- Olnes
- Ophir
- Pedro
- Port Wakefield
- Portage
- Prospect Creek
- Seaside
- Snettisham
- Speel River
- Sulzer
- Three Saints Bay
- Tin City
- Unga
- York
Arizona
Main page: List of ghost towns in Arizona
Arkansas
Main page: List of ghost towns in Arkansas
California
Main page: List of ghost towns in California
Colorado
Main page: List of ghost towns in Colorado
Connecticut
An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach, Connecticut
Delaware
A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after a storm destroyed the community (photo taken October 2, 2003)
- Banning
- Glenville
- New Market
- Owens Station
- Saint Johnstown
- Zwaanendael (first settlement in the state)
Florida
Main page: List of ghost towns in Florida
Georgia
Main page: List of ghost towns in Georgia
Hawaii
A house in Kaimu, Hawaii in 1888. Kaimu was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.
Idaho
Main page: List of ghost towns in Idaho
Illinois
Main page: List of ghost towns in Illinois
Indiana
The sole remaining house in Baltimore, Indiana
Abandoned grain elevators at Corwin, Indiana
An abandoned building and grain silos in Sloan, Indiana
- Anita
- Baltimore
- Barbersville
- Beeville
- Berlin
- Brisco
- Chatterton
- Chesapeake
- Collins
- Conrad
- Corwin (Henry County)
- Corwin (Tippecanoe County)
- Dresser
- Dunn
- Elkinsville
- Elizabethtown (Delaware County)
- Glen Hall
- Granville
- Heath
- Hindostan Falls (Martin County)
- Kickapoo
- Locust Grove
- Marshfield
- Martinsville
- Mollie
- Monument City (Huntington County)
- Point Pleasant
- Prairieville
- Quaker
- Randall
- Renner
- Sheff
- Sloan
- Springville (Clark County)
- Stringtown (Fountain County)
- Toronto
- Tremont
- Vermont
- Walnut Grove
- Warrenton
- West Union
Iowa
Donnan, Iowa memorial sign, showing the former location of the City of Donnan
- Bryantsburg
- Buxton
- Buchanan
- Conover
- Donnan
- Doris
- Dudley (Wapello County)
- Elkport
- Green Island
- Green Valley
- Hinkletown
- Iowaville
- Ivanhoe
- Lakewood
- Littleport
- Midway (Johnson County)
- Motor
- Mount Pisgah
- National
- Shady Grove
- Siegel
- Stumpville
- Unique
- White Pigeon
- Yatton
Kansas
Main page: List of ghost towns in Kansas
Kentucky
Main Street, Paradise, Kentucky in 1898
- Barthell
- Bells Mines
- Blue Heron
- Burgess Railroad Station
- Creelsboro
- Fudge
- Golden Pond
- Hilltop
- Jonkan
- Neal
- Packard
- Paradise
- Scuffletown
- Sugartit
Louisiana
- Albany
- Alma
- Anchor
- Bayou Chene
- Burrwood
- East Krotz Springs
- Elliot City
- False River
- La Balize
- Morrisonville
- Red River Landing
- Ruddock
- Sherburne
- Taft
- Torras
- Waterloo
Maine
Main Street, Flagstaff, Maine, circa 1915
- Askwith
- Flagstaff (submerged to form Flagstaff Lake)
- Perkins Township (Swan Island)
Maryland
- Altamont (Garrett County)
- Blooming Rose (Garrett County)
- Broad Creek
- Daniels
- Davis (Garrett County)
- Frankville (Garrett County)
- Kempton (Garrett County)
- Kendall
- Lapidum
- Selbysport (Garrett County)
- Sinepuxent
- Skipnish (Garrett County)
- Thomas (Garrett County)
- Vindex (Garrett County)
- Wagner's Point
- Wallman (Garrett County)
- Wilson
Massachusetts
An example of a "Babson Boulder" at Dogtown, Massachusetts
- Catamount
- Dana (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
- Davis
- Dogtown
- Enfield (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
- Greenwich (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
- Hillsboro
- Long Point
- Prescott (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
- Questing
- Whitewash Village
Michigan
Main page: List of ghost towns in Michigan
Minnesota
Main page: List of ghost towns in Minnesota
Mississippi
Front of the former First Presbyterian Church in Rodney, Mississippi
Missouri
A street in Hamburg, Missouri, 1933
- Arlington
- Bloodland
- Columbia Conservation
- Cookville
- Georgia City
- Hamburg
- Holman
- Hopewell (Daviess County)
- Hopewell (Mississippi County)
- Hopewell Furnace
- Howell
- Lakeside Estate
- Monark Springs
- Phenix
- Possum Trot
- Saint Annie
- Times Beach
- Toonerville
- Wayman
- Wakenda
- Xenia
(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))
Montana
Main page: List of ghost towns in Montana
Nebraska
Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska
- Andrews
- Appleton
- Armour
- Ashford
- Belmont
- Bookwalter
- Breslau
- Butler
- Cincinnati
- DeWitty
- Dobytown
- Duff
- Dunwell
- Factoryville
- Glen
- Homerville
- Jacksonville
- Koesterville
- Linton
- Marsland
- Mayberry
- Minersville
- Mission Creek
- New Home
- North Summerfield
- Omadi
- Pittsburg
- Pleasant Valley
- Rock Bluff
- Scott's Valley
- Schafferville
- Spring Ranche
- St. Deroin
- Tate
- Tipp's Branch
- Unit
- Violet
Nevada
Main page: List of ghost towns in Nevada
New Hampshire
- Beebe River
- Livermore
- Monson
New Jersey
- Batsto Village (a ghost town later transformed into an outdoor museum)
- Double Trouble
- Feltville Historic District
- Island Beach
- Millbrook Village, in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Ong's Hat
- Port Elizabeth (not to be confused with Elizabethport)
- Raritan Landing
- South Cape May
- Walpack Center, in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Whitesbog Village
New Mexico
Main page: List of ghost towns in New Mexico
New York
- Conklingville (evacuated and used to dam the Great Sacandaga Lake)
- Doodletown
- Elko (Quaker Bridge)
- Love Canal
- New Ireland
- Onoville (see Kinzua Dam)
- Oswego, New York (hamlet), not to be confused with the city of Oswego, New York
- Red House (see Allegany State Park)
- Tahawus
North Carolina
- Brunswick Town (former state capital)
- Buffalo City
- Cape Lookout Village
- Cataloochee
- Diamond City
- Fort Dobbs (frontier fort during the French and Indian war)
- Glenville (town submerged by Lake Glenville, some residents relocated to the eastern edge of the lake)
- Judson (submerged under Lake Fontana)
- Lost Cove
- Mortimer
- Portsmouth
- Proctor (isolated by Lake Fontana and abandoned)
- Roanoke Colony
- Ruby City (Mining town once located near Willets in Jackson County, now the site of the Balsam Mountain Preserve)
- Whitney (partially submerged by Badin Lake)
North Dakota
A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel, North Dakota
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye, North Dakota
Main page: List of ghost towns in North Dakota
- External links
Ohio
West entrance of the Moonville tunnel in Moonville, Ohio
Intersection of Black Run Road and Shady Glen Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio
- Atwood (Carroll County) - small town in Carroll County. Abandoned to make way for Atwood Lake in effort to control flooding
- Atwood (Summit County) - small town in southern Summit County.
- Blowville
- Blue Ball
- Boston, Ohio (aka "Helltown")
- Claylick, Licking County, Ohio 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 Dillon Dam floodplain project destroyed this town.
- Elk Lick (Destroyed and flooded after construction of William H. Harsha Lake)
- Hibernia
- Ingham
- Knockemstiff
- Moonville
- New Burlington
- New Hampton
- Newville
- Oreton
- Providence
- Revenge
- Rural Hill (Once thriving, died after local slaughter house, the main employer, closed its doors)
- San Toy
- Tadmor
- Sprucevale (Canal town abandoned in 1870 with the closing of the canal, whose locks are still present)
- Utopia
- Winchester
- Wonderland
Oklahoma
Main page: List of ghost towns in Oklahoma
Oregon
Main page: List of ghost towns in Oregon
Pennsylvania
Main page: List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Main page: List of ghost towns in South Carolina
South Dakota
Main page: List of ghost towns in South Dakota
Tennessee
- "Old" Butler
- Cades Cove
- Devonia
- Elkmont
- Fork Mountain
- Hopewell
- Loyston
- Morganton
- Olympus
- Rhea Springs
- Wasp
- Wheat
Texas
Main page: List of ghost towns in Texas
Utah
Main page: List of ghost towns in Utah
Vermont
- Glastenbury
- Lewiston
- Ricker Basin
- Smith Family Farms
- Somerset
Virginia
- Ca Ira
- Elko Tract
- Falling Creek
- Lignite
- Westham
Washington
Main page: List of ghost towns in Washington
West Virginia
- Blue Sulphur Springs
- Brink
- Caperton
- Devon
- Eagle
- Fire Creek
- Freed
- Glade
- Goodwill
- Jerryville
- Layland
- Lobelia
- Pearlytown
- Putney
- Royal
- Rutherford
- Sewell
- Stotesbury
- Thurmond
- Virginius Island
- Whitney
Wisconsin
Main page: List of ghost towns in Wisconsin
Wyoming
- Atlantic City
- Alva
- Baker Town
- Barrett Town
- Bear Rock
- Benton
- Bessemer
- Bosler
- Bryan
- Buckhorn
- Cambria
- Canyon Springs
- Carbon Timber Town
- Clifton
- The Duncan
- Empire
- Forest City
- Fort Steele
- Hecla
- Horton
- Jeffrey City
- Jireh
- Kane
- Lewiston
- Lost Springs
- Manhattan
- Mineral Hill
- Miner's Delight
- Moskee
- Pacific Springs
- Piedmont
- Rocky Ford
- South Pass City
- Sherman
- Spencer
- Sunrise
- Superior
- Table Rock
- Tubb Town
- Van Tassell
- Walcott
- Welcome
- Whoop-Up
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