List of ghost towns in Idaho

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The following is a list of ghost towns in Idaho. A ghost town is an abandoned village, town or city, usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions or uncontrolled lawlessness.

Classification[edit]

Many historians and enthusiasts of ghost towns use a classification system to distinguish ghost towns by types. This classification, which breaks towns into numerous different types, was established by photographer Gary Speck, and has been adapted here.[1][This doesn't appear to be used in the main table.]

Class Distinguishing features[1]
A No apparent remains of former settlement exist. In some cases, site may be marked and/or contain a cemetery.
B Dilapidated buildings and/or remnants of buildings present, along with rubble and debris.
C No population, but structures are still mostly intact; may be actively preserved.
D Area is sparsely populated and may boast period structures (of varied physical condition) and/or a cemetery, but no operative town proper.
E Has retained a small population and historic structures, though typically not as substantive as in its heyday.

Table[edit]

Name Other names County Location Settled Abandoned Class Remarks
Aline Teton County 1888 1901 First settlement of Latter-Day Saints in the area.[2]
Bayhorse Custer County 1877 1897 Historic A former mining town turned state park[3]
Bonanza Bonanza City Custer County 1877 Abandoned [3]
Burgdorf Idaho County 1860s Before 1945 Semi-abandoned
Burke Shoshone County 1887 1991 Semi-abandoned A mining town that closed after several natural disasters.
Caribou City Bonneville County 1897 1930 [citation needed]
Chesterfield Caribou County 1879 After 1928 A former Mormon settlement, now open to the public as a tourist attraction.[4]
Cobalt Lemhi County 1950s [3]
Comeback Mining Camp Boise County 1862 [3]
Copper Queen Lemhi County
Custer Custer County 1879 1910 [3]
De Lamar Owyhee County 1888
Florence Idaho County 1861 sometime after 1951.
Gilmore Lemhi County 1902 1930s
Golden Age camp Boise County [3]
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Joseph Idaho County 1883 1887
Joseph Plains Idaho County
Leesburg Lemhi County July 16, 1866 by the end of World War II [3]
Mount Idaho Idaho County 1892 1922 [5]
Placerville Boise County 1862 1899 [3]
Rocky Bar Elmore County December 1863 1960s
Ruby City Owyhee County November 1863
Sawtooth City Blaine County 1879 1888 [3]
Silver City Owyhee County March 10, 1863 1890
Strevell Cassia County 1911-12 1974 [6]
Vienna Blaine County 1880 1887 [3]
White Knob Custer County 1884 1928
Yellow Jacket Lemhi County 1943 1945 [3]

1897 Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Thomsen 2012, pp. 24–25.
  2. ^ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic history of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints,. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 868. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
  4. ^ Oregon. "Idaho pioneer cabin moved to Chesterfield site". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Adkison, Norman B. (July 1, 1962). "Bustling, booming Mount Idaho now nothing but a ghost town". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1–sec.2.
  6. ^ Template:Https://www.familysearch.org/service/records/storage/das-mem/patron/v2/TH-904-55803-2527-7/dist.txt?ctx=ArtCtxPublic
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