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GHOST TOWN USA™

GHOST TOWN USA is a large website incorporating three basic subject areas:

Genealogy
Ghost Towns
License Plate Collecting

This site map for GHOST TOWN USA’s website should help you navigate these pages, and aid you in moving about our web site.

BASIC MAP

General Layout

GHOST TOWN USA’s HOME (INDEX) PAGE

· GARY B. SPECK PUBLICATIONS

o Details (typical for each section)

§ Sub-Details

· Sub-sub details

o Sub-sub-sub details

· GENEALOGY

· GHOST TOWNS

· LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING

· OUTSIDE LINKS

· TREASURE LEGENDS

DETAILED MAP

GHOST TOWN USA’s HOME PAGE - Welcome/Index

· GARY B. SPECK PUBLICATIONS

o List of Publications for Sale

^·Dust in the Wind – A Guide to American Ghost Towns

^oCover photo

^·Ghost Town Guru Guides

^·Ghost Towns Yesterday & Today^TM

^oCover Photo

GENEALOGY PAGES

PLEASE NOTE: Any photos of these families will be listed under the individual family, NOT independently as the ghost town photos are

§ Abendbrot, Adkins/Atkins/Atkinson, Allison/Ellison, Amling

Beatty/Beaty Introduction to (BP2000 lineage #138)

Outline to the descendants of James Carroll Beaty
Index to James Carroll Beaty’s descendants

Generation 1
Generation 2
Generation 3
Generation 4
Generation 5

§ Becher/Becker, Berthold, Bohannan, Bowen, Boyd

Brattmiller/Brattmüller Introduction to the family

Index to Frederich Christian Brattmueller’s descendants

Generation 1
Generation 2
Generation 3

Oral history of the family
Outline of the descendants of F.C. Brattmueller
Photo index

Bridle/Bridell, Briggs (Line-1), Briggs (Line-2), Bromwell, Brooks, Buller
Cook, Cornell, Cowan
Dennis

§ Eckstein, Edwards, Evans

§ Faulstich, Finck, Fleming, Foster, Frasure/Frazier, Fuhrmann

Gash, Gates, Gering, Gibson, Greenway, Greiner
Gudger (Introduction to the family)

Civil War Soldiers
Index of family members

Generation 1-2
Generation 3
Generation 4
Generation 5
Generation 6-8

Slaves

Günther/Guenther/Gunther (Line–1), Günther/Guenther/Gunther (Line–2)
Hampton, Harnig, Harrison, Harthumb, Heinze, Hines, Hodges, Horne , Hornschuh, Howard, Howland
Jackson, James, Janssen
Kahley/Köhli, Kessel, Klett, Köhli/Kahley, Kolb, Kummer, Kurschner/Kutzenreuter
Lansford, Lay, Leach/Leech, Longmire, Looney, Lovell
Malone, McIlhaney, Meür, Moore

§ Neville, Newland, Nicholas

§ Orban/Urban, Owens

Parker, Parsons, Pattison, Preston,
Reese, Revell, Rippelten, Rondthaler/Rundthaler, Rossen
Scarlett, Schläppi, Schneider, Scholl/Schollen/Scholln, Schübel, Siebenlist, Siegling, Speck, Stockmar, Störmer, Stuart (As In - Royal House of...), Stubenrauch
Thorsby, Tillmann, Townsend, Trauffer

§ Urban/Orban

Walther, Weiss (Several Lines), Westbrook(s), White, Will, Woodfin/Woodfine

§ Young

Ziegler, Ziener/Zihner/Zeiner, Zöttger

· GHOST TOWNS

o ANOtHER ONE BITES THE DUST – ghost towns that have recently disappeared, been seriously damaged, or for some reason are no longer accessible.

o Classifications of Ghost Towns

o Code of Ethics

o Definitions of terms used in Ghost Towning.

o Ghost Town of the Month

§ Current Ghost Town of the Month

§ Index of Past Ghost Towns of the Month (Also itemized under appropriate states)

· 1998: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 1999: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov/Dec

· 2000: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug-Dec (Computer failure, Aug ‘00 - Jan ’01)

· 2001: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2002: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2003: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2004: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2005: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun/Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2006: Jan, Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec

· 2007: Jan, Feb/Mar, Apr, May, Jun/Jul, Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2008: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun/Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov/Dec

· 2009: Jan/Feb, Mar, Apr, May>Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2010: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun/Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2011: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug/Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2012: Jan, Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

· 2013: Jan, Feb, Mar/Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

o Ghost Towns of the USA

NOTE – NO photos are listed here. ALL are listed in the PHOTO GALLERY – SEE link below

§ Alabama

· HELP!

· Cahawba

§ Alaska

· HELP!

· Independence Mine

· Juneau area

§ Arizona

· HELP!

· Bisbee

· Christmas

· Fairbank

· Goldroad

· Jerome

· Oatman

· Two Guns

· Vulture Mine

§ Arkansas

· HELP!

· Graysonia

§ California

· HELP!

· Historical Timeline for the City of Moreno Valley (Home of Ghost Town USA)

· Individual sites (EXCLUDING Mariposa Co.)

o Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Co.

o Alum Rock Park, Santa Clara Co.

o Amboy, San Bernardino Co.

o Bagdad, San Bernardino Co.

o Benton & Benton Hot Springs, Mono Co.,

o Bodie, Mono Co.

o Camp Dunlap, Imperial Co.

o Carson & Colorado Railroad, Inyo Co.

o Coloma, El Dorado Co.

o Dale Mining District, Riverside Co.

o Darwin, Inyo Co.

o Death Valley, Inyo Co.

o Desert Center, Riverside Co.

o Desert Shores, Imperial Co.

o Cima (2 photos only at this time)…SEE Photo Gallery - below

o Eagle Mountain, Riverside Co.

o Gertrude, Madera Co.

o Kearsarge, Inyo Co.

o Kelso, San Bernardino Co.

o Little Lake, Inyo Co.

o Llano del Rio, Los Angeles Co.

o Manzanar, Inyo Co.

o Maricopa, Kern Co

o North Shore, Riverside Co.

o Randsburg, Kern Co.

o San Francisco area Forts

o San Francisco area Fishing/coal towns

o Slab City, Imperial Co.

o Tumco, Imperial Co.

· Mariposa County (index and listing)

o Alphabetic Listing of Sites

§ A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, PQ, R, S, TUV, W, XYZ

o Individual Towns

§ Agua Fria, Bagby, Bear Valley, Coulterville, Hornitos, Mariposa, Mount Bullion

o Biographies

o Sources

· Salton Sea – Imperial & Riverside Counties (Individual sites listed above)

o Faded Dreams (Info on the upcoming Ghost Town Guide to the Salton Sea.)

o Imperial County Ghost Towns (Need info)

o Salton Sea An outline guide to the ghost towns of the Salton Sea.

o Salton Sea Marinas (Need info)

§ Colorado

· HELP!

· Bent’s Old Fort

· Georgetown

· St. Elmo

· US350 (Ghost towns along this highway)

§ Connecticut

· HELP!

· Dudleytown

§ Delaware

· HELP!

· Zwaanendael

§ Florida

· HELP!

· Fort Jefferson

· Pierce

§ Georgia

· HELP!

· Auraria

§ Hawaii

· HELP!

· Kalaupapa and Kalawao

· Kualoa Air Field & Sugar Mill

· USS Arizona

§ Idaho

· HELP!

· Boise Basin GTs

· Burke

· Chesterfield

· Placerville

§ Illinois

· HELP!

· Alpine

§ Indiana

· HELP!

· Hindostan

§ Iowa

· HELP!

· Ayrshire

· GTs of Central Iowa

· Corley

· Caledonia

· Greencastle

§ Kansas

· HELP!

· Englewood

§ Kentucky

· HELP!

· Blue Heron

§ Louisiana

· HELP!

· New Orleans

§ Maine

· HELP!

· Pentagoet

§ Maryland

· HELP!

· Fort Washington

§ Massachusetts

· HELP!

· Davis Mine

§ Michigan

· HELP!

· Fayette

§ Minnesota

· HELP!

· Grasston

· Pelan (Reader contributed information)

§ Mississippi

· HELP!

§ Missouri

· HELP!

· Individual Locations

o Blythedale

o Haran

o McLellan Spings

o Rivermines

· Index Of Group Locations

o Ferries

o Mills

o Mines

o Rural Post Offices

o Way Stations

· State-Wide Alphabetic Listing

o A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, PQ, R, S, T, UV, W, XYZ

· County-by-County Listing

o Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, McDonald, Macon, Madison, Maries, Marion, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Clair, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, St. Louis, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Worth, Wright

§ Montana

· HELP!

· Elkhorn

· Southern Cross

§ Nebraska

· HELP!

· Brownson

· Sarpy County

§ Nevada

· HELP!

· Belmont

· Goldfield

· Pioche

· Rhyolite

· Tonopah

· Virginia City

§ New Hampshire

· HELP!

§ New Jersey

· HELP!

· Batsto

· Ellis Island

§ New Mexico

· HELP!

· Carrizozo

· Chloride

· Cuervo, Montoya, Newkirk

· Fort Union

· Lake Valley

· Madrid

· Mogollon

· Steins

· White Oaks

§ New York

· HELP!

· Ellis Island

§ North Carolina

· HELP!

· Fort Raleigh/Roanoke Colony

· Reed Gold Mine

§ North Dakota

· HELP!

· Amidon

· Bucyrus

· Temple

§ Ohio

· HELP!

· Moonville

§ Oklahoma

· HELP!

· Deer Creek

· Foss

§ Oregon

· HELP

· Kent

· Shaniko

§ Pennsylvania

· HELP!

· Hopewell Furnace

· Valley Forge

§ Rhode Island

· HELP!

· Fort Mansfield

§ South Carolina

· HELP!

· Ellenton

§ South Dakota

· HELP!

· Black Hills

· Deadwood

· Homestake Mine

§ Tennessee

· Coker Creek

· HELP!

§ Texas

· HELP!

· Alanreed

· Penwell

· Perico

· Soash

· Thurber

· Toyah

§ Utah

· HELP!

· Cisco, Sego, Thompson

· Cove Fort

· Grafton

· Silver Reef

· Soldier Summit

· Tintic Mining District

§ Vermont

· HELP!

· Glastenbury

§ Virginia

· HELP!

· Appomattox Court House

· Jamestown

§ Washington

· HELP!

· Molson

· Skamakowa

§ West Virginia

· HELP!

· Sewell (Reader contributed information)

· Thurmond

§ Wisconsin

· HELP!

· St. Feriole Island

§ Wyoming

· HELP!

· Bosler

· Fort Laramie

· South Pass City

§ Washington D.C. (Being written as you read this!)

· HELP!

o Ghost Towns of Canada

§ Alberta

· HELP!

· East Coulee & Atlas Mine

§ British Columbia

· HELP!

· Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse

o Ghost Towns of Great Britain

o GPS – Index page

GPS Coordinates for the ghost towns and other locations featured in my monthly Ghost Town USA column in Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine.

§ 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,

§ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

§ 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

§ 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

o Historic Trails & Routes of Travel

§ Mormon Trail

o Index - Ghost Town USA Columns

This is an index to all of the ghost towns that have appeared in my monthly Ghost Town USA column as well as my other articles in Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine from 1980 through the present.

§ 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, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Canada, International, Research & other misc articles.

o On The Road Again

Traveling America’s back roads and Blue Highways.

§ US Highway 6: Bishop CA-Price, UT

· Part 1: Bishop CA – CA/NV state line

· Part 2: CA/NV state line to Tonopah, NV

· Part 3: Tonopah to Warm Springs, NV

· Part 4: Warm Springs, NV to NV/UT State Line

· Part 5: NV/UT State Line to the Tintic Mining District, UT

· Part 6: The Tintic Mining District to Price, UT

o Photo Gallery

Index of Ghost Town photos featured on this site. They are itemized on that page due to the shear number of photos now being posted. Genealogy related photos are listed in the appropriate Genealogy section with the appropriate families (above). License plate photos are listed below in the License Plate Collecting section.

§ Ghost Town Definitions - NOT itemized on Photo Gallery page

· Adit, Board & Batten Construction, Classic Ghost Town (Bodie, CA), Company housing, Downtown Core, False front, Headframe (Miami, AZ), massive headframe (Homestake Mine, SD), Notices of Location for lode and placer claims, small headframe (Tonopah, NV), Open pit mine (Homestake Mine, SD), Road Town (Currant, NV), Tipple (Atlas Mine, Alberta, CAN)

§ Ghost Town Details - NOT itemized on Photo Gallery page - Individual photos listed on page with appropriate states.

§ State-by-State Listing. Because of the increasing number of photos in this section, they are no longer itemized here. Go to the Photo Gallery index page for that listing.

· LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING

o Australia

§ Victoria Includes links to numerous photos of Victorian plates in my collection

o New Zealand

o Want List

Includes many photos

o Trade List

Includes many photos

o Number Plate Collectors Club

North American membership coordinator for NPCC

§ Cover Photo of recent newsletter

§ Membership application form