Ghost Town Index to 50 states

GHOST TOWN USA’s

Ghost Town Listings

The United States alone plays host to well over 50,000 ghost towns, near ghost towns, semi-ghost towns, and tiny backwater burgs that have faded greatly from their peak times. Whether they are former mining camps/towns, stagecoach stops, military posts, agricultural hamlets, roadside way stations, railroad boomtowns, or eastern colonial settlements they all have a common thread. They were founded by a group of industrious citizens, they boomed, and when the flush times passed, they faded and began to die. Some disappeared completely, while some still have remaining buildings. Others still have a small resident population keeping a watch over things. Some may be located way out in the boonies, and others right in the heart of modern towns and cities. Our files contain many thousands of ghost towns more than what is listed on these pages, including places outside the United States.

For additional information please feel free to contact Ghost Town USA.

Wherever they are located, and whatever remains at the site, they are still of interest to the followers of Ghost Town USA! When you are out exploring, always remember how fragile these rickety relics of Americana are. Always treat them with respect and please abide by the Ghost Towner's Code of Ethics. In that way they may last a little longer and be available for someone else (or YOU!) to visit next year.

To sample what America's ghost towns are all about, visit our Ghost Town of the Month. Past Ghost Towns of the month are also linked in the appropriate locations, so you can also revisit and explore some of the places we’ve already visited.

Walking hand-in-hand with ghost towns are many tales of lost treasure. If you enjoy reading about these legendary stories of lost riches, visit one of Ghost Town USA's Treasure Legends. You'll be glad you did.

Visit our page explaining the various types or categories that ghost towns can be classified under.

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USA

STATE-by-STATE

GHOST TOWN LISTINGS

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 *

Washington D.C. (ALL gray ones Coming Soon!)

OUTSIDE THE USA

* Australia * Canada * Great Britain * New Zealand *

Please note. This site is in process of constant construction and remodeling. If you have any ideas for improvement, or know of any locations not listed that you'd like to see listed, please let us know. I will give you credit for any information you give me that I post, unless you request to not be mentioned.

For a more comprehensive listing of ghost towns in each state, The Ghost Town Guru is putting together guides to the ghost towns of each state. These extensive listings expand greatly on what is shown on web pages listed below.

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