List of ghost towns in Michigan

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This is a list of ghost towns in Michigan .

Classification

Barren site

Neglected site

Abandoned site

Semi-abandoned site

Historic community

List

NameOther namesCountySettledAbandonedStatusRef.
Alcona Alcona County [1]
Amble Montcalm County Before 1886Post office closed in 1953Semi-abandoned [2]
Antrim City Antrim County Began as a hub for shipping operations for Wood, Pearl & Company in 1861Barren [3]
Aral Benzie County 18801911 [4] [5]
Baltic Houghton County [6] [7]
Bass Lake Grand Traverse County
Beitner Grand Traverse County
Berringer Corners
Berryville
Bertrand Berrien County [8]
Big Rock Montmorency County
Bingham Leelenau County
Bolton Alpena County [9]
Bond's Mill Wexford County
Branch Branch County
Brookside Osceola County [10]
Butternut Montcalm County [11]
Calvin Center Cass County
Cambridge Junction Lenawee County
Central Keweenaw County [12]
Chestonia
Cleon
Clifton Cliff [13]
Colonville
Copper Falls [14]
Crawfords Quarry
Crescent
Crofton
Damon
Deward
Dighton
Duncan Cheboygan County
Earth
East Bay
Eckford
Emerson
Eschol
Essex
Evans
Fayette Delta County
Federman [15]
Fish Lake
Fleming
Frederick
Geels
Geloster
Gibbs City Atkinson Iron County [16]
Good Harbor
Grafton
Goo
Hallock
Hannah
Hard Luck
Harlan
Havre
Henry
Herron Alpena County
Hodge
Isadore
Jacktown
Jennings
Kenneth Mackinac County
Kensington
Keystone
Killmaster Alcona County
Leer
Lathrop
Lupton
Mabel
Mandan Keweenaw County
Manseau
Mansfield Iron County [17]
Marlborough Lake County [18]
Martins Landing
Mentha Van Buren County
Meredith
Metz
Milton Macomb County
Mitchell
Monroe Center
Mottville
Neahtawanta Grand Traverse County
Nessen City
Nicholsville
Nonesuch Ontonagon County
North Unity Leelanau County
Old Mission Grand Traverse County
Omard Sanilac County [19] [20]
Onominese Leelanau County
Park Lake
Peacock
Pennock
Pequaming
Pere Cheney
Port Crescent Huron County
Pinnepog
Podunk
Pokagon Cass County
Port Sheldon
Potts (McKinley)
Print (Griner Station)
Quinn
Rattle Run St. Clair County
Rawsonville
Rushman
Sharon
Shattuckville Saginaw County
Shavehead
Sheffield
Shelldrake
Shiawassee Town
Sigma
Singapore
South Assyria
South Boardman
Springvale
Star City
Stittsville
Stover
Stratford
Summit City
Superior
Temple
Trowbridge
Tunk
Union
Vermilion
Volinia Cass County
Walton
Watervale
Wekwagamaw
Wetzell
Whiskey Creek
Whitefish Point
Wilson

References

  1. Bunting, Robert L. (October 31, 2007). Into Oblivion (Hardcover). Robert McGreevy, Illustrator (1st ed.). Black River Trading Company. ISBN   978-0979749209.
  2. Robinson, John (October 18, 2018). "The Semi-Ghost Town of Amble: Montcalm County, Michigan". 99.1 WFMK.
  3. Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series. Wayne State University Press. p. 26.
  4. "Aral". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. "Aral: A Town That Vanished". U.S. National Park Service . Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  6. "Baltic". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. "Baltic The Ghost Town". Visit Keweenaw. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  8. "Bertrand". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  9. "Bolton". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  10. "Brookside". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. "Butternut". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. "Central". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. "Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from the copper mining of the 1800s". Exploring the North. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  14. "Copper Falls Mine". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. Pichea, Ashley (September 11, 2023). "Awesome Mitten's Guide to Fiborn Quarry & Fiborn Karst Preserve". Awesome Mitten.
  16. "Gibbs City Atkinson". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  17. "Mansfield". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  18. "Marlborough". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  19. "Where Is Omard?". omard.info. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  20. Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series. Wayne State University Press. p. 415.