List of ghost towns in the United States

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in the United States .

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Alabama

Alaska

The waterfront at Dyea, Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush Dyea Waterfront March 1898 (Maslan) 1.jpg
The waterfront at Dyea, Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush
Flat, Alaska, August 1, 1911 Flat AK 1911.jpg
Flat, Alaska, August 1, 1911
The abandoned copper mine complex at Kennecott, Alaska Kennicott8.jpg
The abandoned copper mine complex at Kennecott, Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach, Connecticut Ghost Town - Pleasure Beach.jpg
An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach, Connecticut

Delaware

A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after Hurricane Isabel impacted Delaware (photo taken October 2, 2003) Abandoned house in Glenville Delaware.jpg
A destroyed Glenville, Delaware home, two weeks after Hurricane Isabel impacted Delaware (photo taken October 2, 2003)

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

A house in Kaimu, Hawaii in 1888. Kaimu was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kupa`ianaha vent of the Kilauea volcano in 1990. House at Kaimu, Hawaii, in 1888.jpg
A house in Kaimū, Hawaii in 1888. Kaimu was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

The sole remaining house in Baltimore, Indiana Baltimore, Indiana house.png
The sole remaining house in Baltimore, Indiana
Abandoned grain elevators at Corwin, Indiana Corwin, Indiana.png
Abandoned grain elevators at Corwin, Indiana
An abandoned building and grain silos in Sloan, Indiana Sloan, Indiana building and silos.png
An abandoned building and grain silos in Sloan, Indiana

Iowa

Donnan, Iowa memorial sign, showing the former location of the City of Donnan Donnan Junction Sign.jpg
Donnan, Iowa memorial sign, showing the former location of the City of Donnan

Kansas

Kentucky

Main Street, Paradise, Kentucky in 1898 MainStreetParadise1898.jpg
Main Street, Paradise, Kentucky in 1898

Louisiana

Maine

Main Street, Flagstaff, Maine, circa 1915 Main Street, Flagstaff, ME.jpg
Main Street, Flagstaff, Maine, circa 1915

Maryland

Massachusetts

An example of a "Babson Boulder" at Dogtown, Massachusetts Nevertry.jpg
An example of a "Babson Boulder" at Dogtown, Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Front of the former First Presbyterian Church in Rodney, Mississippi First Presbyterian Church in Rodney.jpg
Front of the former First Presbyterian Church in Rodney, Mississippi

Missouri

A street in Hamburg, Missouri, 1933 Bundesarchiv Bild 137-048367, USA, Missouri, Hamburg.jpg
A street in Hamburg, Missouri, 1933

Montana

Nebraska

Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska Rock Bluff School from S 1.JPG
Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel, North Dakota Petrel, North Dakota.jpg
A sign along the railroad tracks in Petrel, North Dakota
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye, North Dakota Verendrye School.jpg
The abandoned Falsen School in Verendrye, North Dakota
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Ohio

West entrance of the Moonville tunnel in Moonville, Ohio Moonville tunnel.jpg
West entrance of the Moonville tunnel in Moonville, Ohio
Intersection of Black Run Road and Shady Glen Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio Knockemstiff, Ohio.JPG
Intersection of Black Run Road and Shady Glen Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

Related Research Articles

Enfield, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Enfield was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The town was lost as a result of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir.

Quabbin Reservoir Massachusetts reservoir which serves the Boston area

The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts, and was built between 1930 and 1939. Along with the Wachusett Reservoir, it is the primary water supply for Boston, 65 miles (105 km) to the east, and 40 other cities and towns in Greater Boston. The Quabbin also supplies water to three towns west of the reservoir and acts as backup supply for three others. By 1989, it supplied water for 2.5 million people, about 40% of the state's population at the time. It has an aggregate capacity of 412 billion US gallons (1,560 GL) and an area of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km2).

Greenwich, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Greenwich was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The town was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir in order to supply Boston's growing water needs.

Glenville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is now a popular lakeside vacation community with many second homes that sometimes are rented around Lake Glenville, which flooded and destroyed the original town. As of the 2010 census, the year-round population was 110.

Ashokan Reservoir New York City reservoir in Catskill Mountains

The Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York. It is at the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several in the region created to provide the City of New York with water. It is the city's deepest reservoir at 190 feet (58 m) near the dam at the former site of Bishop Falls.

Browns Station, New York Village in United States of America

Brown's Station was a hamlet in the Esopus Valley of southeastern Ulster County, New York, United States. It was submerged by the waters of the Ashokan Reservoir, an artificial lake built between 1906 and 1915 to supply fresh water to New York City.

Schoharie Reservoir

The Schoharie Reservoir is a reservoir in the Catskill Mountains of New York State that was created to be one of 19 reservoirs that supplies New York City with water. It was created by impounding Schoharie Creek. Portions of it lie in the towns of Conesville and Gilboa in Schoharie County, Roxbury in Delaware County, and Prattsville in Greene County.

Pepacton Reservoir Reservoir in Delaware County, New York

The Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir, is a reservoir in Delaware County, New York on the East Branch of the Delaware River in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Part of the New York City water supply system, it was formed by the construction of Downsville Dam, and impounds over one-quarter of the East Branch's flow.

Catskill Aqueduct

The Catskill Aqueduct, part of the New York City water supply system, brings water from the Catskill Mountains to Yonkers where it connects to other parts of the system.

Kensico Reservoir

The Kensico Reservoir is a reservoir located in the towns of Armonk and Valhalla, New York. The Kensico Reservoir was formed by the old earth and gravel dam, built in 1885, which impounded waters from the Bronx and Byram rivers, and supplied about 18 million gallons daily. The construction of a new masonry dam in 1915, replaced the old dam, and expanded the water supply by bringing water from the Catskill Mountains over a distance of more than 100 miles. It is about 3 miles (5 km) north of downtown White Plains, New York, and about 15 miles (24 km) north of New York City.

The Boyds Corner Reservoir is a small reservoir in Putnam County, New York. It is in the town of Kent, New York, and is about 50 miles north of New York City. It is the northernmost reservoir in the Croton River watershed, but is not part of the New York City water supply system's Croton Watershed. and was formed by impounding the middle of the West Branch of the Croton River, submerging the village of Boyds Corner.

Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve State Nature Preserve in Licking County, Ohio

The Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) sandstone formation through which the Licking River flows in Licking County, Ohio, United States. Located 12 miles (19 km) east of Newark near the tiny town of Toboso, 957 acres (387 ha) along the gorge were designated an Ohio Nature Preserve in 1975. The gorge is a capsule of Ohio transportation history, having hosted canal boats, steam railroads, electric interurbans, and automobiles through the years. It is named for the black hand petroglyph that was found on the cliff face by the first settlers to the area. Black Hand Sandstone is a resistant rock that also forms the backbone of the Hocking Hills region.

Isunigu was a Cherokee town on the Keowee River. It was on the west side of the Keowee River, near the mouth of Coneross Creek, in today's Oconee County, South Carolina. Present-day Clemson and Seneca, South Carolina later developed hear here.

Waconda Lake Reservoir in Kansas, United States

Waconda Lake, also known as Glen Elder Reservoir, is a reservoir in Mitchell County and Osborne County, Kansas, United States. Built and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation, it is also used for recreation. Glen Elder State Park is located on its north shore.

Pactola, also known as Camp Crook, (1875–1950s) is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was an early placer mining town and existed into the early 1950s, when it was submerged under Pactola Lake.

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