The province of Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned. Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost towns are communities that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.
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List of ghost towns
+ List of ghost towns in Alberta Ghost town Municipality AboutPeak population(year)Latest population(year) Alderson Cypress County (1911) Alexo Clearwater County Former coal mining communityMorgan, O. 1948. Bighorn and Saunders. Western Miner, vol. 21, no. 8, p. 96. (1951) Allerston County of Warner No. 5 Allingham Kneehill County Ardley Red Deer County (1991) Altorado County of Forty Mile No. 8 Amber Valley Athabasca County Ansell Yellowhead County (1951) Anthracite Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) (1911) Ardenode Wheatland County (2016) Bankhead Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) Former coal mining community (1911) Bardo Beaver County Battle Bend Flagstaff County Beazer Cardston County (2008) Belloy Birch Hills County Bickerdike Yellowhead County Post office closed in 1956 (1911) Bindloss Special Area No. 2 (1991) Bingham County of Forty Mile No. 8 Bliss Yellowhead County (1956)Bow CityVulcan CountyBrush HillCounty of Minburn No. 27 Buffalo Special Area No. 2 Bulwark County of Paintearth No. 18 Butte Clearwater County Cadomin Yellowhead County (1941) (2016) Cambria Town of Drumheller (1951)ChinookSpecial Area No. 3(1921) Chisholm Mills Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 (1941) (2016) Coal Valley Yellowhead County (1951) Coalspur Yellowhead County (1951) Commerce Lethbridge County (1921) Conquerville County of Forty Mile No. 8 Conrad County of Forty Mile No. 8 Del Bonita Cardston County (2008) Dorothy Special Area No. 2 (1991) East Coulee Town of Drumheller (1941) (2016) Embarras Landing Yellowhead County Evarts Red Deer County (1911)Faith County of Forty Mile No. 8 Flowerdale Special Area No. 2 The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after. Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses. Foothills Yellowhead County (1956) Frank Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (1906) (2016) Frankburg Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 Georgetown Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Harrisville Cardston County Judson Cardston County Kimball Cardston County (2008) Kovach Kananaskis Improvement District Legend County of Forty Mile No. 8 Lehigh Town of Drumheller (1941) Lille Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 (1906) Luscar Yellowhead County Former coal mining community (1941) Mannix Brazeau County (1961) Maybutt County of Warner No. 5 Mercoal Yellowhead County Former coal mining community (1951) Mintlaw Red Deer County Mitford Rocky View County Mountain Park Yellowhead County Former coal mining community Nordegg Clearwater County Former coal mining community/National Historic Site (1951) (1986) Pakowki County of Forty Mile No. 8 Passburg Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (1911) Port Cornwall Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 (1913) Pendant d'Oreille County of Forty Mile No. 8 Queenstown Vulcan County (1911) (2007) Raley Cardston County Retlaw Municipal District of Taber (1921) Rowley Starland County (1951) (2013) Royalties Foothills County (1941) St. Michael Lamont County (1951) (1991) Seebe Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 (1951) (2016) Sterco Yellowhead County (1941) Tail Creek Town Stettler County Talbot Paintearth County (1911) Taylorville Cardston County Tollerton Yellowhead County (1916) Travers Vulcan County (2007) Twin River Cardston County Violet Grove Brazeau County (1956) (2005) Wardlow Special Area No. 2 (1991) Wayne Town of Drumheller (1941) Whiskey Gap Cardston County Whitford Lamont County (1981) Whitla County of Forty Mile No. 8 Wimborne Kneehill County (1951) (2016) Windfall Woodlands County Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd. (1961) Winnifred County of Forty Mile No. 8 (1941) Woolford Cardston County (1986) Wostok Lamont County (1991) Yates Yellowhead County (1951)
See also
List of census divisions of Alberta List of communities in Alberta List of ghost towns in Canada List of hamlets in Alberta List of Indian reserves in Alberta List of localities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta List of towns in Alberta List of villages in Alberta
References
External links Alberta ghost towns Canadian geographical names database