Author: Jason Smith - Page 255 - United States Ghost Towns

Shoup, Idaho Ghost Town

Lost in Idaho’s rugged Salmon River canyon, Shoup’s gold rush remnants whisper tales of frontier dreams and forgotten fortunes.

Nestled deep in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya wilderness, this once-thriving 1880s lumber town now lies silent beneath decades of untamed growth.

Located at a historic railroad crossing, Sheff’s haunting ruins whisper tales of Indiana’s industrial past and unexplained mysteries.

Known for its ill-fated battle with Mississippi River floods, Shasta’s abandoned streets tell a haunting tale of nature’s triumph.

Former coal mining town Shady Grove vanished from Iowa’s landscape, but its abandoned cemetery still whispers stories of frontier dreams.

Once-thriving Seaside vanished overnight when mysterious disappearances forced residents to abandon their Alaskan fishing village in the 1940s.

Journey into Idaho’s high-altitude ghost town, where abandoned mines and a vintage mill reveal secrets of the state’s mining glory days.

Scull Shoals’ crumbling ruins tell the tale of a thriving mill town that mysteriously vanished after a catastrophic flood in 1887.

Ghost town Scuffletown once thrived with Cherokee traders and rowdy riverfolk until floods washed away all but its haunting legends.

Hidden in Illinois farmland, Schoper’s abandoned streets and empty homes reveal the rise and fall of a once-prosperous Standard Oil town.