Several ghost towns have been recorded in North Dakota and are in various states of disrepair; some are mostly intact but have no residents, while others have completely barren or inaccessible sites. Other communities might have a small population but are frequently referred to as a ghost town due to population decline and disrepair.

Classification

Barren site Sites no longer in existence Sites that have been destroyed Submerged Reverted to pasture May have a few difficult-to-find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site Only rubble left All buildings uninhabited Roofless building ruins Some buildings or houses still standing

Abandoned site Buildings or houses still standing Buildings and houses all abandoned No population, except caretaker Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings

Semi-abandoned site Building or houses still standing Buildings and houses largely abandoned Fewer than 50 residents Many abandoned buildings Small population

Ghost towns

NameCountySettledAbandonedStatusNotesAlfredLaMoureSemi-abandonedAmidonSlope1910Semi-abandonedAppamWilliams1916Semi-abandonedArenaBurleigh19061996AbandonedAureliaWardAbandonedBadenWardBarrenBeaver CreekWilliams 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaBeldenMountrail1904Semi-abandonedBentleyHettinger1910Semi-abandonedNew Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910 BrisbaneGrant1906BarrenBrisbane, ND Postal Application 1910 Brisbane North Dakota CarburyBottineau1901AbandonedBucyrusAdams1908Semi-abandonedCharbonneauMcKenzie1960AbandonedCharging EagleDunn 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaClevelandStutsman1882Semi-abandonedClydeCavalier1905Semi-abandonedDengateMortonDogtoothGrant1876BarrenWhere was Dogtooth North Dakota? ElbowoodsMcLean18891954BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaEpworthMountrailFort BufordWilliams18661895AbandonedU.S. Army fortFredaGrant1910NeglectedGascoyneBowman1911Semi-abandonedGorhamBillings1972AbandonedHampleSargentBarrenHartlandWard19071966HeatonWells1895Semi-abandonedIndependenceDunn 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaIvesBowmanBarrenKenastonWardSemi-abandonedKeystoneDickeyKincaidKongsbergMcHenryAbandonedLeipzigGrant18961910BarrenLonetreeWardLucky Butte 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaLynwoodMortonBarrenMerricourtDickeyAbandonedMcKinneyRenvilleMoseGriggs18891943BarrenMt. CarmelNishu 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaOld Fort RiceMorton18641878AbandonedUnited States Military fortOld SanishMountrail19151953BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaOmemeeBottineau1887NeglectedPerellaBurkeBarrenPetrelAdams1908BarrenPierceBurleigh 1970'sBarrenSmall community east of Bismarck, but got replaced by Lincoln. It is now reverted to pasture.Red Butte 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaRivalBurkeBarrenRoseglenMcLeanSemi-abandonedSangerOliver18791985BarrenSchaferMcKen-zieNeglectedSchmidtMortonBarrenShell Creek 1955BarrenSubmerged under Lake SakakaweaSherbrookeSteele1884circa 1920NeglectedAbandoned after the county seat moved from it to Finley, North Dakota, in 1919.SimsMorton1883Semi-abandonedSims still has an active church, but nobody lives there anymore StampedeBurkeNeglectedSaint AnthonyEmmonsBarrenThis town is not to be confused with Saint Anthony, which is in Morton County, not Emmons County.Sully SpringsBillingsBarrenRailroad town abandoned during the Great DepressionTagusMountrail19002001Semi-abandonedTempleWilliams1906NeglectedTemvikEmmons19042000Three V CrossingSlope18831910BarrenNow a ranch, but used to be home to a post office, a general store, and a stagecoach stop. UkrainaBillingsNeglectedOnly two cemeteries leftVerendryeMcHenry19121970NeglectedWabekMountrailAbandonedWatrousHettinger1910NeglectedWheelockWilliams1902Semi-abandonedWhite ButteSlopeAbandonedThis is talking about the abandoned town, White Butte, not the mountain.WhitmanNelsonSemi-abandoned

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Further reading

External links Ghosts of North Dakota