Ghost towns in the United States

Achilles (pronounced /uh-chill-us/) is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas. Its heyday began in the 1870s and ended in roughly 1915 when the railroad bypassed Achilles and with more use of the automobile, Achilles declined. Most of the businesses were defunct by the mid- to late- 1930s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Achilles, Kansas"

Ardmore, South Dakota is located in Fall River County. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge stopped in Ardmore. The town survived the Great Depression without one family on welfare. Rough times would soon fall on Ardmore, and as of 2004 it was a ghost town. The last time the town had a recorded population when the 1980 census showed a population of 16 residents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ardmore, South Dakota"

Auraria is a ghost town in Lumpkin County, Georgia, southwest of Dahlonega. ...more on Wikipedia about "Auraria, Georgia"

Aurora, Nevada is a ghost town located in western central Nevada, USA, approximately three miles from the California border. The town was founded in 1860, and at one point had a population of around 10,000. Aurora's mines produced $27 million worth of gold by 1869. The town was governed by both California and Nevada until it was discovered that the town lay entirely in Nevada. Aurora is located in Mineral County about 22 miles southwest of the town of Hawthorne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aurora, Nevada"

Bannack, Montana, founded in 1862, is now a ghost town. Named after the local Bannock indians, it was the site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly in 1864, until the captital was moved to Virginia City. Bannack continued as a mining town, though with a dwindling population. The last residents left in the 1970s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bannack, Montana"

Barnsville is a ghost town in Alabama. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barnsville"

Batsto Village is a New Jersey Historic site located in Wharton State Forest in the south central Pinelands, and a part of the Pinelands National Reserve. It is listed on the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, and is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Parks & Forestry. The name is derived from the Swedish batstu, bathing place; the bathers were probably the Lenni-Lenape Indians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batsto Village"

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Bayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho. After a new gold mine failed, silver was discovered in the area and a mine was started. Bayhorse was originally established by the silver mine. As of 2005, the land is privately owned and not open to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bayhorse, Idaho"

Belmont, Nevada is a present day ghost town located in modern day Nye County, Nevada. During the 1870s it was known as a major mining boomtown where there was gold. At one point there was a report to have a population of 15,000. Like many ghost towns this one lasted for a short time before people moved to Potts which is a modern day ghost town. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belmont, Nevada"

Beowawe, Nevada is an unincorporated area and ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada in the United States. Beowawe, pronounced Bay-o-wah'-wee, is a Paiute Native American word meaning "gate". Beowawe is located at 40.592 N, -116.476 W degrees latitude and longitude and is at an elevation of 4695 feet (1431.04 meters). Beowawe is located on Nevada Highway 306 just south of Interstate 80. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beowawe, Nevada"

Bonanza is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho. It was originally established as a mining town. As of 2005, the land is privately owned but open to the public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bonanza, Idaho"

Byrnesville, Pennsylvania, is a former town located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was located between Centralia and Ashland. Byrnesville was one of the casualties of the Centralia mine fire. The last home in Byrnesville was torn down in 1996, which spelled the end for this town. The only remaining structures there now are a religious shrine on a hillside, a storage trailer, and an unused garage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Byrnesville, Pennsylvania"

Cahaba, Alabama (sometimes spelled Cahawba) was the first permanent state capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1826. ( Huntsville was designated as the temporary capital upon the formation of the state legislature in 1819). It was located near the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers, not far from the city of Selma. Cahaba's low elevation next to the river gave it a reputation for flooding and an unhealthy atmosphere. Those people who were opposed to Cahaba being the capital used these arguments to persuade the legislature to move the capital to Tuscaloosa in 1826. Within weeks Cahaba was nearly abandoned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cahaba, Alabama"

Carter is a census-designated place located in Chouteau County, Montana. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 62. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carter, Montana"

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Champoeg, pronounced sham-POO-ee ( IPA ), is a former town in the U.S. state of Oregon. Now a ghost town, it was the primary settlement in the Willamette Valley in the early 1840s and was site of the first provisional government of the Oregon Country. The town site is on the south bank of the Willamette River in northern Marion County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) southeast of Newberg. The town is now part of Champoeg State Heritage Area, state park of Oregon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Champoeg, Oregon"

Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, was a town located in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi"

Council, Alaska is an abandoned townsite located in Nome Census Area, Alaska. ...more on Wikipedia about "Council, Alaska"

Creelsboro is a ghost town in Russell County, Kentucky. Creelsboro was a major trade center along the Cumberland River in the 19th century, although its actual population was only about 50. With the construction of the Wolf Creek Dam, traffic from steamboats and other vessels greatly decreased. Creelsboro's current population primarily exists for tourism purposes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Creelsboro"

Danner is a former town located in Malheur County, Oregon near Jordan Valley. It was named after J.H. Danner, one of the pioneer settlers in the community. The old Idaho- Oregon- Nevada highway ran through Danner, though the town is now off the main road and basically deserted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Danner, Oregon"

Dogtown ( also Dogtown Commons or Dogtown Common or Dogtown Village) is an abandoned inland settlement on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. It is divided between the city of Gloucester and the town of Rockport. It is in an area not particularly suited to agriculture, due to its poor and very rocky soil. Nevertheless it was settled, beginning in 1693, because its inland location afforded protection from pirates and from enemy navies. Another attraction was the fact that the area lay on what was originally the only direct land route between Sandy Bay and Gloucester. The peak of population, from about 1750 to the turn of the nineteenth century, has been estimated at around one hundred families. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dogtown, Massachusetts"

Dudley is a ghost town in northwest Wapello County, Iowa. Both 1908 and 1920 surveys of the county have a post office located here. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dudley, Iowa"

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Dyea, Alaska is a mostly-abandoned town at the convergence of the Taiya River and Taiya Inlet at the south side of the Chilkoot Pass. During the Klondike Gold Rush prospectors disembarked at its port and used the Chilkoot Trail, a Tlingit trade route over the Coast Mountains, to begin their journey to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon, about 800 km (500 miles) away. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dyea, Alaska"

Elko Tract is a 2,220 acre (9 km²) tract of land in Henrico County, Virginia. It is considered one of Virginia's most infamous ghost towns due to its history as a decoy airfield during World War II and suspicious activity in the area afterwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elko Tract"

Fairbank, is a ghost town in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fairbank, Arizona"

Flagstaff, Maine is a ghost town located about 20 miles north of Orgonon. It was dismantled and destroyed in 1950 to allow construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Dead River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flagstaff, Maine"

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