This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the United States.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- Nevada- Nebraska- 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

See List of ghost towns in Alabama

Alaska

• Cape York
• Council
• Dyea
• Iditarod
• Independence Mine
• Katalla
• Kennicott
• Kern
• King Island
• Knik
• Mary's Igloo
• Ohagamiut
• Ophir
• Prospect Creek
• Seaside
• Snettisham
• Speel River
• Three Saints Bay

Arizona

See List of ghost towns in Arizona

Arkansas

See List of ghost towns in Arkansas

California

See List of ghost towns in California.

Colorado

See List of ghost towns in Colorado

Connecticut

• Bara-Hack
• Cuties Island
• Dudleytown
• Gay City
• Little People Village
• Pleasure Beach

Delaware

• Banning
• Glenville
• New Market
• Owens Station
• Saint Johnstown
• Zwaanendael (first settlement in the state)

Florida

See List of ghost towns in Florida.

Georgia

See List of ghost towns in Georgia.

Hawaii

• Apua
• Kaimu
• Kalapana
• Kapoho
• Mana
• Waialee

Idaho

• Bayhorse
• Bonanza
• Burke
• Cobalt
• Comeback Mining Camp
• Custer
• De Lamar
• Florence
• Gilmore
• Golden Age camp
• Idaho City
• Leesburg
• Mount Idaho
• Placerville
• Rocky Bar
• Ruby City
• Sawtooth City
• Silver City
• Strevell
• Vienna
• Yellow Jacket

Illinois

See List of ghost towns in Illinois.

Indiana

• Baltimore
• Beeville
• Brisco
• Chatterton
• Chesapeake
• Collins
• Corwin
• Corwin
• Elkinsville
• Glen Hall
• Granville
• Heath
• Kickapoo
• Locust Grove
• Monument City
• Point Pleasant
• Quaker
• Randall
• Sheff
• Sloan
• Toronto
• Tremont
• Walnut Grove
• Warrenton

Iowa

• Bryantsburg
• Buxton
• Buchanan
• Conover
• Donnan
• Doris
• Dudley
• Elkport
• Green Island
• Littleport
• Motor
• National
• Shady Grove
• Siegel

Kansas

see List of ghost towns in Kansas.

Kentucky

• Creelsboro
• Fudge
• Paradise
• Scuffletown

Louisiana

• East Krotz Springs
• Elliot City
• Waterloo
• Ruddock

Maine

• Flagstaff (submerged to form Flagstaff Lake)
• Perkins Township

Maryland

• Broad Creek
• Collington
• Lapidum
• Sinepuxent
• Wagner's Point

Massachusetts

• Catamount
• Dana (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
• Davis
• Dogtown
• Enfield (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
• Greenwich (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)
• North Bridgewater (located in between the current towns of West Bridgewater and Brockton)
• Prescott (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir)

Michigan

See List of ghost towns in Michigan.

Minnesota

See List of ghost towns in Minnesota.

Mississippi

• Bankston
• Brewton
• Camargo
• Cotton Gin Port
• Gainesville
• Holmesville
• Napoleon
• Rocky Springs
• Rodney
• Wontierioniasiopolis
• Woolworth

Missouri

• Arlington
• Bloodland
• Cookville
• Goldman
• Hamburg
• Howell
• Monark Springs
• Possum Trot
• Saint Annie
• Times Beach
• Toonerville
• Wayman
• 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

See List of ghost towns in Montana.

Nebraska

• Breslau
• De Soto
• DeWitty
• Dobytown
• Duff
• Omadi
• Pittsburg
• Rock Bluff
• Spring Ranche

Nevada

See 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)
• Deserted Village
• Double Trouble
• Borough of Island Beach
• Ong's Hat
• Port Elizabeth (not to be confused with Elizabethport)
• Raritan Landing
• South Cape May+
• Whitesbog Village

New Mexico

• Baldy Town
• Blackdom
• Bland
• Cabezon
• Chloride
• Clairmont
• Cooney
• Dawson
• El Ojo Del Padre
• Elizabethtown
• Hermosa
• Gage
• Gobernador
• Gran Quivira (now part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument)
• Lake Valley
• Mentmore (still has post office and zip code 87319)
• Mogollon
• Mowry
• Pinos Altos (High Pines). Still has some people there, located near Silver City
• Pittsburg
• Red Hill
• Santa Rita
• Shakespeare
• Steins
• Tyrone
• Vinegaroon (East of La Luz, Otero Co., at the mouth of La Borcita)

New York

• Doodletown
• Tahawus
• Conklinville (Under Great Sacandaga Lake)
• Love Canal

North Carolina

• Buffalo City
• Brunswick Town (former state capital)
• Cataloochee
• Diamond City
• Judson (Under Fontana Lake)
• Portsmouth
• Roanoke Colony

North Dakota

• Alfred
• Aurelia
• Bently
• Brisbane
• Charbonneau
• Churchs Ferry
• Dogtooth.
• Fort Buford
• Hartland
• Heaton
• Leipzig
• Lonetree
• Melville
• Omeemee
• Petrel
• Sims
• Tagus
• Temple
• Temvik
• Van Hook
• Verendrye
• Wheelock

External link

• Ghosttowns of North Dakota
• Ghosttowns of North Dakota

Ohio

• Ai
• Atwood - Small town in southern Summit county.
• Atwood - small town in Carroll county. Abandoned to make way for Atwood Lake in effort to control flooding
• Blowville
• Blue Ball
• 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 Dillan Dam floodplain project destroyed this town.
• Elk Lick (Destructed and flooded after construction of William H. Harsha Lake)
• Boston a.k.a. "Helltown"
• Hibernia
• Ingham
• Knockemstiff
• Moonville
• New Burlington
• New Hampton
• Newville
• Oreton
• Providence
• Revenge
• Rumley
• 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

See List of ghost towns in Oklahoma.

Oregon

See List of ghost towns in Oregon.

Pennsylvania

See List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

• Hanton City

South Carolina

• Andersonville
• Dorchester
• Dunbarton
• Ellenton
• Hamburg
• Hawthorne
• Leigh
• Meyers Mill
• Mettzendorf
• Newell
• Robbins

South Dakota

• Ardmore
• Emmet
• LeBeau
• Manchester
• Minnesela

Tennessee

• Beardstown
• Cades Cove
• Devonia
• Elkmont
• Fork Mountain
• Hopewell
• Loyston
• Morganton
• Olympus
• Rhea Springs
• Wasp
• Wheat

Texas

See List of ghost towns in Texas.

Utah

See List of ghost towns in Utah.

Vermont

• Glastenbury
• Lewiston
• Ricker Basin
• Smith Family Farms
• Somerset

Virginia

• Bigler's Mill
• Ca Ira
• Elko Tract
• Falling Creek
• Jamestown
• Lackey
• Lignite
• Potomac
• Warwick
• Westham

Washington

See List of ghost towns in Washington.

West Virginia

• Blue Sulphur Springs
• Brink
• Devon
• Eagle
• Freed
• Goodwill
• Jerryville
• Layland
• Lobelia
• Pearlytown
• Putney
• Rutherford
• Sewell
• Stotesbury
• Thurmond
• Virginius Island

Wisconsin

• Aurora
• Muskego Settlement
• Nya Upsala
• Ranney
• Ulao

Wyoming

• Atlantic City
• Benton
• Bessemer
• Bryan
• Carbon Timber Town
• The Duncan
• Fort Steele
• Hecla
• Jeffrey City
• Jireh
• Kane
• Lewiston
• Lost Springs
• Miner's Delight
• Pacific Springs
• Piedmont
• South Pass City
• Sherman
• Tubb Town
• Van Tassell
• Walcott

Notes

1. DOE Weldon Spring Site History (WSSRAP)
2. Chloride, NM
3. Mentmore, NM
4. New Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910
5. Brisbane, ND Postal Application 1910
6. Brisbane North Dakota
7. Where was Dogtooth North Dakota?
8. Rumley, OH
9. Tadmor, OH
10. Sprucevale on Dead Ohio web page

See also

• Ghost town
• List of ghost towns
• Dogpatch USA
• Ghost Town in the Sky
• Ghost Town, Oakland, California
• List of places with fewer than ten residents

External links

• Ghosttowns.com
• Ghost Towns of America
• 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