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Ghost Towns & Ruins

Abandoned settlements, collapsed industry and towns the map forgot.

Ghost Town
High confidence

Bannack

Bannack, Montana

Preserved gold-rush town with apparition folklore.

4 claims · 2 legends→
Historic Settlement
Medium

Koreshan Unity Settlement

Estero, Florida

Surviving members transferred settlement land to Florida in 1961.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Abandoned Amusement Park
High confidence

Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park

Rock, West Virginia

Site documented in a Ghost Research Society investigation report.

4 claims · 1 legend→
Abandoned Settlement
Medium

Dudleytown

Cornwall, Connecticut

"Village of the damned" whose curse legend exceeds its documented history.

4 claims→
Ghost Town
Medium

Cerro Gordo

Keeler, California

1865 silver camp on a 8,500-ft Inyo ridge—now a private ghost town with overnight stays.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Ruins
Medium

Sutro Baths ruins

San Francisco, California

1896 glass-topped saltwater baths—burned 1966, ruins on the cliff.

3 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Old Cahawba

Orrville, Alabama

Ghost town in Alabama; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Thurmond

Thurmond, West Virginia

Ghost town associated with published local folklore.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Hospital
High confidence

Edinburgh Manor

Scotch Grove, Iowa

Hospital associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Canyon
Medium

Spring Canyon

Helper, Utah

Former mining corridor with White Lady traditions.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Historic Commercial Building
Medium

Washoe Club

Virginia City, Nevada

1876 millionaires’ club turned paranormal landmark.

3 claims · 1 legend→
Archaeological Site
Medium

Saua Village

Ta'u, American Samoa

Sacred archaeological village on Taʻu.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Quarry
Medium

As Nieves Latte Stone Quarry

Songsong, Northern Mariana Islands

Rota stone quarry associated with the legendary giant Taga.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Dogtown

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Abandoned Cape Ann settlement with cellar holes and local witch folklore.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Sumpter

Sumpter, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Grafton

Grafton, Utah

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

South Pass City

South Pass City, Wyoming

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Gleeson

Gleeson, Arizona

Former mining town with restored jail.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Belmont

Belmont, Nevada

Former silver town with a preserved courthouse.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Swansea

Parker, Arizona

The copper town the smelter killed—the ruins in the desert.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Silver Reef

Leeds, Utah

The only place silver was found in sandstone—the 1876 camp.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Portsmouth Village

Ocracoke, North Carolina

The village the inlet abandoned—1753-1971.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Coolidge

Wisdom, Montana

The 1914 silver camp—where the mill stands alone.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Kirwin

Meeteetse, Wyoming

The 1905 silver camp—where the avalanche took the town.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Mine
Medium

Portal 31 Coal Mine

Lynch, Kentucky

Mine in Kentucky; research record.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Garnet

Garnet, Montana

Preserved mining town with saloon folklore.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Shaniko

Shaniko, Oregon

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Ghost Town
High confidence

Bodie

Bodie, California

Historic settlement and ghost-town heritage.

2 claims · 1 legend→
Town
Medium

Rush

Rush, Arkansas

The zinc boomtown on the Buffalo—silent since the 1960s.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Rose Island

Charlestown, Indiana

The 1920s amusement park the river swallowed—ruins in the forest.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Rocky Springs

Port Gibson, Mississippi

The Trace town that died of yellow fever—and the church still stands.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Luckenbach

Luckenbach, Texas

The town that Waylon made famous—population 3.

2 claims · 2 legends→
House
Medium

Hearthstone Castle

Danbury, Connecticut

The 1897 castle on the hill—empty since the family left.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Tincup

Tincup, Colorado

The town that killed its marshals—three in a row.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Austin

Austin, Nevada

The 1862 Reese River camp—three churches on the hill.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Independence Mine

Palmer, Alaska

The Hatcher Pass mine—the buildings still stand in the alpine.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Mogollon

Mogollon, New Mexico

The canyon camp that produced $20 million in gold and silver.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Amboy

Amboy, California

The town Roy’s built—population zero, still standing.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Bombay Beach

Bombay Beach, California

The resort that drowned—where the art now grows from the salt.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Castle Dome

Yuma, Arizona

The mine museum in the desert—where the silver camp survives.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Jerome State Historic Park

Jerome, Arizona

The mansion on the hill—the Douglas family’s view of the mine.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Pearce

Pearce, Arizona

The 1894 gold camp—the store and the church survive.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Site
Medium

Kentucky Camp

Sonoita, Arizona

The 1904 gold camp—the adobe buildings in the Santa Ritas.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Ghost Town
Medium

Sims

Almont, North Dakota

The ghost church on the prairie—the last building standing.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Kaskaskia

Kaskaskia, Illinois

The island capital—where the Mississippi stole the town.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Castle Town

White Sulphur Springs, Montana

The 1890s silver town—where the castle on the hill stayed.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Maiden

Lewistown, Montana

The 1880 gold camp—where the mill foundation remains.

2 claims · 2 legends→
Town
Medium

Kendall

Lewistown, Montana

The 1890 gold camp—where the miners’ houses stand.

2 claims · 2 legends→

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