List of ghost towns in North Dakota

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A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel Petrel, North Dakota.jpg
A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye Verendrye School.jpg
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye
Abandoned church in Temple Church- public school building 2013-10-07 16-47.jpg
Abandoned church in Temple

Several ghost towns have been recorded in North Dakota and are in various states of disrepair; some are mostly intact but have no residents, while others have completely barren or inaccessible sites. Other communities might have a small population but are frequently referred to as a ghost town due to population decline and disrepair.

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Classification

Barren site
Neglected site
Abandoned site
Semi-abandoned site

Ghost towns

NameCountySettledAbandonedStatusNotes
Alfred LaMoure Semi-abandoned
Appam Williams 1916Semi-abandoned
Arena Burleigh 1906Abandoned
Aurelia
Beaver Creek BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Belden Mountrail 1904Semi-abandoned
Bently [2]
Brisbane Grant 1906Barren [3] [4]
Carbury Bottineau 1901c. 2000Abandoned
Charbonneau McKenzie 1960sAbandoned [5]
Charging Eagle BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Clyde Cavalier 1905Semi-abandoned
Dogtooth Grant1876c. 1911Barren [6]
Elbowoods McLean 18891954BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Epworth
Fort Buford Williams18661895AbandonedU.S. Army fort
Freda Grant1910c. 1975Neglected
Gorham Billings c. 18991972Abandoned
Hartland Ward 1907
Heaton Wells 1895Semi-abandoned [7]
Independence BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Keystone Dickey
Leipzig Grant18961910Barren [2]
Lonetree
Lucky Butte BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
McKinney Renville
Mose Griggs 18891943Barren
Nishu BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Old Sanish 1953BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Omemee Bottineau1887c. 1990sNeglected
Petrel Adams 1908Barren
Red Butte BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Sanger Oliver 18791985Barren
Schafer McKenzieNeglected [8]
Shell Creek BarrenSubmerged under Lake Sakakawea [1]
Sherbrooke Steele 1884
Sims Morton 1883
Sully Springs Billingsc. 1880c. 1939BarrenRailroad town abandoned during the Great Depression [9]
Tagus Mountrail1900Semi-abandoned
Temple Williams1906c. 1965Neglected
Temvik Emmons 19042000
Ukraina Billingsc. 1906c. 1949NeglectedOnly two cemeteries left
Verendrye McHenry 19121970Neglected
Wabek MountrailAbandoned [10]
Watrous Hettinger 1910Neglected
Wheelock Williams1902c. 1996Semi-abandoned

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dura, Jack (June 11, 2022). "The Story of Elbowoods". Prairie Public . Prairie Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 New Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910 Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Brisbane, ND Postal Application 1910 Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Brisbane North Dakota Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Dura, Jack (November 1, 2016). "Memories still remain in Charbonneau" . McKenzie County Farmer. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Where was Dogtooth North Dakota? Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Heaton". The Herald-Press. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "The ghost town of Schafer". The Bismarck Tribune . October 27, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ Hoffbeck, Steve (June 10, 2022). "Sully Springs, A Badlands Ghost Town". Prairie Public . Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Davis, Lauren (October 5, 2021). "Hidden History: Preserved Wabek schoolhouse in a "ghost town"". KX News. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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