are there any ghost towns in the us?

Question

i mean u see them in movies but does one realy exist? a town deserted? one time me and a bunch of friends went into an abandon mental hospital it was pretty creeping the building was so dark inside but later i found out they were all arrested and had to do community service im glad i didnt go that time

Answer 1

In the mountains in Colorado, there are entire towns that were deserted in the late 1800's. Sometimes there are vagrants living in them without utilities or any other civilized amenities, but there are a few small deserted mountain towns that don't have a living soul in them. There are stories about things that go on there when no people are around.

Answer 2

As others have mentioned there are still quite a few ghost towns in the US, mostly in the west, but the vast majority of them do NOT look anything like the ones you see on TV and movies with rows of buildings that still have dusty furniture inside.

A typical 'good' ghost town might have three or four standing buildings (usually with only a couple rooms each and often with the roof missing) and then foundations of a half dozen more. Rarely do you find a ghost town that really looks like a town, but there are a few rare exceptions - usually places that are protected in some way from vandals and treasure hunters.

Most western ghost towns were short-lived mining camps or farming communities that typically were active for only a short period and often never progressed beyond a cluster of simple one or two room cabins and tent houses (though there are some exceptions).

Some of the largest and best preserved ghost towns in the US are:

Bodie, CA - Gold mining camp with over a 100 standing buildings (now a state park). Many consider Bodie to be the best ghost town in the country.

Swansea, AZ - Copper camp with about 2 dozen buildings and smelter ruins

Animas Fork, CO - Gold camp with over a half dozen standing buildings and mine ruins (many fairly large and in good condition).

Rhyolite, NV - Mining camp with nearly a dozen buildings including a famous three-story ruin where only the front half of the building is standing.

Cabezon, NM - Farming and ranching supply town with over a dozen buildings along main street (on private property and off limits to public).

Note that all of the above are true ghost towns in that they are completely abandoned historic sites that currently have no occupants. Places like Tombstone, Oatman, Calico, Jerome and Saint Elmo are sometimes called 'ghost towns' but they actually have significant permanent populations (including businesses) or are developed tourist attractions.

Answer 3

their is theres one called dudlytown which is off restrictions n u will be arrested in entered...ppl say that if u take a rock from their or anything off that property u will be cursed badly...n sometimes people will find ways to get their just to see it but alotta stuff goes on in their especially fire places started to turn on n voices ,stuff moveing, screams, and touching..another one is the colony of roanoke ppl says that the settlers of that town just disappeared without a trace. Ohio university is very haunted because their is 5 cementary i think n it makes a devil star if u trace it n ohio university is rite in the middle of it n u see and hear alotta and feel stuff....

if u want to know more email me i can tell alotta stuff about paranormal

im a paranormal freakazoid

Answer 4

There are hundreds of ghost towns in the west... Colorado, New Mexico, Arizone, Nevada, Utah, California, Texas etc

Answer 5

Sure, there's LOTS of ghost towns in the Southwest and West: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, etc.

Answer 6

Yes, there are some out west. I traveled Old Route 66 all the way to California this summer. There are some in California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Sadly our car broke down and I couldn't go to any of them :( HOORAY FOR THE CURE GOING TOUR IN 'O7!

Answer 7

Ghost Town In the Sky, Maggie Valley, NC. Old west theme park. Bert Reynolds got his start there as a "gun slinger".

Answer 8

There are tons of ghost towns in the U.S. They are mostly in the west. There are also a lot in Colorado I think.

Answer 9

Yes, I've seen a few, in Utah, actually. Places where there is no asphalt roads to it. It would get interesting if visitors would lay off the littering and graphitti so I didn't feel much.

Answer 10

yes we do have those ghost towns in the west as you see in the movies