Ghost towns in Canada Ghost towns in Canada Anyox was a small company-owned mining town in British Columbia, Canada. Today it is largely destroyed and abandoned. It is located about 60 kilometers (37 miles)southwest of Stewart, British Columbia on the shores of Observatory Inlet. In the first decade of the 20th century, Anyox grew to a population of almost 3,000 residents, as rich lodes of copper and other precious metals were mined from the nearby mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anyox, British Columbia"
Ball's Falls, Ontario, is ghost town that dates back to the early 1800s. John and George Ball were among the soldiers who received land for remaining loyal to Britain during the American Revolutionary War. 1200 acres (4.9 km²) of land was awarded to the Ball brothers in October 1807. By 1809, they had already built a grist mill at the lower falls, and a saw mill was located at the higher falls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ball's Falls, Ontario"
Barkerville was a gold rush town in British Columbia, Canada which is currently preserved as a historic town. It is located in the Cariboo mountains 80 kilometres east of Quesnel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barkerville, British Columbia"
Bradburn is a ghost town in Manitoba, Canada near the town of Carman. Founded in 1906, it was a stop on the Midland Railway, and the town died after the railway closed and the tracks were taken up, in 1926. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bradburn, Manitoba"
Clinton Creek was a company-owned and -operated asbestos mining town in the western Yukon near the confluence of the Yukon and Fortymile Rivers. It operated from 1966 to 1978, when it was closed and the buildings auctioned off. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clinton Creek, Yukon"
Elsa ( Yukon Territory, Canada) was a privately-owned mining town based on silver, lead, and zinc. It is located at , between the valley of the Stewart River to the south and the Mackenzie Mountains to the north. It is 700 kilometres to the north of Whitehorse, and 600 kilometres east of the Alaskan border. It is located at Mile 60.3 of the Silver Trail, Yukon Highway 11. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elsa, Yukon"
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