List of ghost towns in the United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

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

**Contents:** U.S. states (links in *italic* lead to a new page)
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

[edit] Listing by state

[edit] Alabama

See List of ghost towns in Alabama

[edit] Alaska

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] Delaware

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

[edit] Florida

See List of ghost towns in Florida.

[edit] Georgia

See List of ghost towns in Georgia.

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

See List of ghost towns in Illinois.

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Iowa

[edit] Kansas

see List of ghost towns in Kansas.

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Louisiana

[edit] Maine

Flagstaff (submerged to form Flagstaff Lake)
Perkins Township (Swan Island)

[edit] Maryland

[edit] 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)
Whitewash Village

[edit] Michigan

See List of ghost towns in Michigan.

[edit] Minnesota

See List of ghost towns in Minnesota.

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

(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)^[2])

[edit] Montana

See List of ghost towns in Montana.

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

See List of ghost towns in Nevada.

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

Batsto Village (a ghost town later transformed into an outdoor museum)
Feltville Historic District
Double Trouble
Borough of Island Beach
Ong's Hat
Walpack Center in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Millbrook Village in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Port Elizabeth (not to be confused with Elizabethport)
Raritan Landing
South Cape May+
Whitesbog Village

[edit] New Mexico

See List of ghost towns in New Mexico.

[edit] New York

Doodletown
Tahawus
Conklingville (evacuated and used to dam the Great Sacandaga Lake)
Love Canal
Red House (see Allegany State Park)
Elko (See Coldspring, New York)
Onoville (see Kinzua Dam)

[edit] North Carolina

Buffalo City
Brunswick Town (former state capital)
Cataloochee
Diamond City
Judson (submerged under Lake Fontana)
Lost Cove
Mortimer
Portsmouth
Roanoke Colony
Whitney (partially submerged by Badin Lake)
Proctor (isolated by Lake Fontana and abandoned)
Glenville (town submerged by Lake Glenville, some residents relocated to the eastern edge of the lake)
Ruby City (Mining town once located near Willets in Jackson County, now the site of the Balsam Mountain Preserve)

[edit] North Dakota

External links

[edit] 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, Ohio (aka "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 ^[7]
Sprucevale ^[8] (Canal town abandoned in 1870 with the closing of the canal, whose locks are still present)
Utopia
Winchester
Wonderland

[edit] Oklahoma

See List of ghost towns in Oklahoma.

[edit] Oregon

See List of ghost towns in Oregon.

[edit] Pennsylvania

See List of ghost towns in Pennsylvania.

[edit] Rhode Island

Hanton City

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Texas

See List of ghost towns in Texas.

[edit] Utah

See List of ghost towns in Utah.

[edit] Vermont

[edit] Virginia

See Lost counties, cities, and towns of Virginia.

[edit] Washington

See List of ghost towns in Washington.

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
^ DOE Weldon Spring Site History (WSSRAP)
^ ^a ^b New Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910
^ Brisbane, ND Postal Application 1910
^ Brisbane North Dakota
^ Where was Dogtooth North Dakota?
^ Tadmor, OH
^ Sprucevale on Dead Ohio web page

[edit] See also

[edit] 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

[Weis-0] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.

[1] DOE Weldon Spring Site History (WSSRAP)

[milwaukee-2] New Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910

[3] Brisbane, ND Postal Application 1910

[4] Brisbane North Dakota

[5] Where was Dogtooth North Dakota?

[6] Tadmor, OH

[7] Sprucevale on Dead Ohio web page

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]