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IDAHO HISTORICAL COLLECTION:
Ghost Towns of Idaho
The section is a resource site of the various location that are considered ghost towns.
Lots of Idahoan ancestry came from one or two of these once triving communities or mining camp
Idaho's Ghost Towns - Introduction
Introduction
The Ghost Towns of Idaho are abandoned village, town, or city, as well as mining districts, that will or will not show substantial visible remains, but if ghost towns show no evidence it may have researched as most towns often are decimated by some natural or human causes disasters, such as floods, fires, government actions or uncontrolled lawlessness, and often from the loss of economic activity over time.
"The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious
ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground."
The following list is perhaps short or incomplete, yet these are the few that seems to be left behind the evidence of their original existence. The Idaho State Historical Society states there are 64 Ghost Towns in Idaho (as of August 1964). There may be more but these are considered registered sites. Link:
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Aline (Teton) Bayhorse (Custer) Bonanza City (Custer) Burgdorf (Idaho) Burke (Shoshone) Caribou City (Bonneville) Chesterfield (Caribou) Comeback Mining Camp (Boise) Copper Queen Mining Town (Lemhi) |
Custer (Custer) De Lamar (Owyhee) Florence (Idaho) Gilmore (Lemhi) Golden Age Mine & Camp (Payette) Idaho City (Boise) Leesburg (Lemhi) Mount Idaho (Idaho) Placerville (Boise) |
Rocky Bar (Elmore) Ruby City (Owyhee) Sawtooth City (Blaine) Silver City (Owyhee) Strevell (Cassia) Vienna (Blaine) White Knob (Custer) Yellow Jacket (Lemhi) |
Idaho Ghost Towns Gallery by GhostTownGallery.com
65 Photos from 10 Idaho Ghost Towns, Mining Camps and Historic sites
Idaho Ghost Towns by
Silver City Idaho Ghost Town (2013)
SailfishSoundSystem Published: Sept. 29, 2013
Ghost Town Trolley in Wallace Idaho (2012)
WallaceIdaho83873 Published: Jul. 17, 2012
Ghost Towns of Idaho & Montana (2015)
Dan Holt Published: Mar. 13, 2015
Ghost Town of Gilmore Idaho (2017)
Moonstruck Exploring Published: Feb. 1, 2017
Additional Resources of Idaho Ghost Towns
Idaho Ghost Towns. This site is very resourceful of locating the many ghost towns and abandoned mining camps or what not.
Idaho Ghost/Mining Towns. Vist Idaho site is full of great tourist attraction information.
Silver City, Idaho. Great website ro read more about the old city of the past where many walks of life once travel to be apart of the great mining history.
The Ghost Town of Burke Idaho. This Hauntingly Beautiful Idaho Ghost Town Is Plagued With A Violent Past.
Ghost Town U A's : Idaho. This site a great source of information about many of the ghost towns in Idaho.
Ghost Towns Forum. This forum gives some informative sets about the various ghost towns and mining camps of Idaho from other points of view.
Idaho Ghost Towns/Sites: Then and Now #1857. This is a tourist site that offers package program to visit some of the ghost towns or sites of Idaho.
Ernie's Ghost Town Photos. Ernie Lombard a retired architect who visited many ghost towns and mining area in Idaho for the past 33 years, and took lots of photos and now shares his experiences with others.
Most People Have Long Forgotten About This Vacant Ghost Town In Rural Idaho. Reading about short lived mining history doesn't compare to walking through an old ghost town and experience it firsthand.
Ghost Towns of Idaho. The Pacific Northwest has its excess of Ghost Towns and abandoned or lost cities and communities. Read about some of these old pasttmes of Idaho.
Ghost Towns of Stanley Sawtooth. The Stanley Basin gives a glimpse of history with the dirt roads of town and the rustic designs of the buildings among the Sawtooth National Recreation area. The remainsrelativerly unchanged, there is a timeless feel about the place.
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