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List of ghost towns in Wyoming

List of ghost towns in Wyoming

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This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Wyoming.

Classification

One of the buildings in Table Rock, which was bulldozed in 2011

Barren site

  • Sites no longer in existence
  • Sites that have been destroyed
  • Covered with water
  • Reverted to pasture
  • May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

  • Only rubble left
  • Roofless building ruins
  • Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses all abandoned
  • No population, except caretaker
  • Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi abandoned site

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses largely abandoned
  • few residents
  • many abandoned buildings
  • Small population

Historic community

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Still a busy community
  • Smaller than its boom years
  • Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

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Notes and references

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    "The Truly Grim Reality Of 11 Deserted Ghost Towns In Wyoming". OnlyInYourState®. June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
  3. [3]
    Miller, Donald (1977). Ghost Towns of Wyoming. Pruett. ISBN 0871085119.
  4. [4]
    "7 Wyoming Ghost Towns You Need to Explore". travelwyoming.com.
  5. [5]
    Hafnor, John. Black Hills Believables: Strange-but-true Tales of the Old West. Fort Collins, Colorado: Lone Pine Productions, 2002. 54. Web. 8 Aug. 2013.
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    "Empire Wyoming (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  7. [7]
    Lee, Mariska (October 25, 2020). "5 Best Ghost Towns in Wyoming". Van Life Wanderer. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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