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Ghost towns in North America
609 ghost towns in North America, spread across 9 countries. The best known is Plymouth in Montserrat. The 96 best known are below; the rest are on the map.
- In North America
- 609
- Countries
- 9
- Share of world
- 41%
- Little known
- 545 of 609
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3.Centralia
Archaeological · 19th century · Renowned
Borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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5.Roanoke Colony
Archaeological · 16th century · Renowned
Former colony in present-day Dare County, North Carolina, US (1585–1590)
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10.Darwin
Archaeological · Notable
Census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States
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15.Laupāhoehoe
Archaeological · Notable
Human settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America
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16.Picher
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States
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22.Dartmouth
Archaeological · 18th century · Notable
Urban community and former city in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
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23.Cardin
Archaeological · Notable
Human settlement in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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25.Chisana
Archaeological · Notable
Human settlement in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States of America
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28.Hanford
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Ghost town in Benton County, Washington, United States
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30.Washington-on-the-Brazos
Archaeological · Notable
Ghost town in Washington County, Texas, United States
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31.Oneida Community
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
19th-century intentional community in New York, United States of America
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33.Loring
Archaeological · Notable
Human settlement in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States of America
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40.Cabano
Archaeological · Notable
Administrative sector in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec, Canada, former town
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47.Stadacona
Archaeological · Notable
16th-century Iroquoian village near present-day Quebec City; origin of the name "Canada"
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49.Florenceville-Bristol
Archaeological · 21st century · Notable
Human settlement in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
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56.Saint-Bruno
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Village in Hébertville, Quebec, Canada, former municipio
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57.Atholville
Archaeological · 20th century · Notable
Village in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, former municipality
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58.Praha, Texas
Archaeological · Notable
Unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas, United States
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59.Cahaba
Archaeological · 19th century · Notable
Former capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Dallas County
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60.Pithole
Archaeological · Notable
Human settlement in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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62.Glenrio
Archaeological · Notable
Ghost town in Quay County, New Mexico and Deaf County, Texas in the United States
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65.Charlo
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Village in Baie-des-Hérons, New Brunswick, Canada, former municipality
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66.Hébertville-Station
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Village in Hébertville, Quebec, Canada, former municipality
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67.Wakefield
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Village in La Pêche, Quebec, Canada, former municipality
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70.Bingham Canyon, Utah
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Ghost town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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74.Ingalls
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States of America
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75.Ludlow
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Ghost town in San Bernardino County, California, United States
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76.Barkerville
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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78.Unionville
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Census-designated place in Pershing County, Nevada, United States
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79.Bedford
Archaeological · 18th century · Hidden gem
Community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
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80.Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Village in Amos, Quebec, Canada, former municipality
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81.Seneca Village
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Human settlement in the United States of America
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85.St. Thomas
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States
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86.Santa Rita, New Mexico
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
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90.Iditarod
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ghost town in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States
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92.Currie
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States
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93.Mogollon
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Ghost town and historic district in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Ghost towns in North America, by country
Every country here with at least one. Those with a page of their own link through.
Ghost towns elsewhere
Questions about this page
What are the best known ghost towns in North America?
Plymouth in Montserrat leads the list. De jure capital of Montserrat, West Indies, now a ghost town.
Which country in North America has the most?
United States (547), Canada (48) and Greenland (7). That ranks how much Wikidata records, not what exists on the ground.
How much of the world is that?
609 of the 1,494 ghost towns on this atlas, so 41%. The rest are on the worldwide page.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.