List of ghost towns in Wyoming

This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Wyoming.

Classification

Barren site

Sites no longer in existence Sites that have been destroyed Covered with water Reverted to pasture May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

Only rubble left Roofless building ruins Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses all abandoned No population, except caretaker Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi abandoned site

Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses largely abandoned few residents many abandoned buildings Small population

Historic community

Building or houses still standing Still a busy community Smaller than its boom years Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

Table NameOther namesCountyLocationSettledAbandonedCurrent statusRemarksAlvaCrook CountySemi-abandonedAntelope Flats18931912NeglectedAtlantic CityFremont County1868Semi-abandonedBaker TownCrook CountyEast of AladdinBarrett TownCrook CountyWest of AladdinBattleCarbon CountyJuly 3, 1778Bear River CityBeartownUinta CountyApproximately 10 miles southeast of Evanston, WY1867Bear Rock1906BentonJuly to September 1868Bessemer1888BoslerAlbany County1900BryanSweetwater CountySeptember 1868Buckhorn1900BufordAlbany CountyCambriaWeston County18891928Canyon SpringsHafnor, John. Black Hills Believables: Strange-but-true Tales of the Old West. Fort Collins, Colorado: Lone Pine Productions, 2002. 54. Web. 8 Aug. 2013.CarbonCarbon County1868AbandonedCarterUinta CountyDecember 27, 1867Clifton1907CumberlandLincoln County1900Eadsville1891EmpireGoshen County1908Forest CityFort LaramieGoshen County1834HistoricFort SteeleGeboHot Springs CountyNeglectedHeclaLaramie CountyHortonJay EmGoshen CountyJeffrey CityFremont CountyJirehA planned college town that never took off.KaneBig Horn CountyKirwinPark CountyHistoricLinwoodDaggett CountyOn the Wyoming-Utah state lineLewistonLost SpringsConverse CountyManhattanMineral HillCrook County1930sMiner's DelightFremont County1867MoskeePacific SpringsPiedmontByrneUinta CountyAbandonedPoint of RocksSweetwater CountyRocky FordSageLincoln CountySouth Pass CityFremont CountySemi-abandonedShermanAlbany CountySpencerSunrisePlatte CountyTable RockSweetwater CountyLate 1970s2010BarrenTubb TownWeston CountyUptonWeston CountyHistoricVan TassellNiobrara CountyWalcottCarbon CountyWelcomeCrook CountyNearby to Mineral Hill WyomingWhoop-Up

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