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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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2024)

References

1. ^ Speck, Gary B. (2024). "The Midwestern States". Ghost Towns: America's Abandoned Sites and Settlements. Morton Grove, IL: Publications International. pp. 102–105. ISBN 978-1-63938-623-9.
2. ^ Dura, Jack (June 11, 2022). "The Story of Elbowoods". Prairie Public. Prairie Public Broadcasting. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
3. ^ New Milwaukee Towns, Mandan [North Dakota] Pioneer 4/8/1910 Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
4. Brisbane, ND Postal Application 1910 Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
5. Brisbane North Dakota Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
6. Dura, Jack (November 1, 2016). "Memories still remain in Charbonneau". McKenzie County Farmer. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
7. Where was Dogtooth North Dakota? Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Heaton". The Herald-Press. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
9. "The ghost town of Schafer". The Bismarck Tribune. October 27, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
10. "Sims, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. September 11, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
11. Hoffbeck, Steve (June 10, 2022). "Sully Springs, A Badlands Ghost Town". Prairie Public. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
12. Davis, Lauren (October 5, 2021). "Hidden History: Preserved Wabek schoolhouse in a "ghost town"". KX News. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

Further reading

• Bingham, Katherine Rose (2024). Abandoned Eastern North Dakota: Pure Decay of the Peace Garden State. Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781634994774.
• Hargrove, Zachary (2019). Abandoned North Dakota: Weathered by Time. Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781634991971.
• Larson, Troy (2013). Ghosts of North Dakota: North Dakota's Ghost Town and Abandoned Places. Sonic Tremor Media LLC. ISBN 9780989096904.

External links

• Ghosts of North Dakota

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