Author: Jason Smith - Page 138 - United States Ghost Towns

Red Barn, Texas Ghost Town

Oil field workers flocked to Red Barn’s iconic red homestead in 1920s Texas, but what drove this boomtown into abandonment?

Hidden in Texas’ Stonewall County lies Rayner, a ghost town whose towering stone courthouse still echoes dreams of frontier glory.

Hidden among Texas plains, Rath City’s crumbling ruins whisper tales of a million buffalo hides and wild frontier fortunes.

Uncovering Quincy’s abandoned frontier dreams reveals how a promising Texas settlement vanished into silent prairie fields.

Nestled in Medina County, Quihi’s haunting limestone ruins and historic dance hall whisper tales of German pioneers and Comanche conflicts.

When a thriving lumber town vanished into the East Texas pines, Quigley left behind only memories and crumbling foundations.

A West Texas ghost town hides the haunting remains of America’s largest WWII bomber base beneath shifting desert sands.

Hidden in Texas’ Val Verde County, Pumpville’s haunting ruins tell the story of a once-bustling railroad stop abandoned to time.

Crumbling dreams of frontier prosperity haunt this Texas ghost town where 500 families once sought their fortune in 1909.

Methodist minister’s 1860s Texas settlement faced brutal Native American raids before vanishing into history along peaceful Elm Creek.