List of ghost towns in Michigan
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This is a list of ghost towns in Michigan.
Classification
Barren site
- Site no longer in existence
- Site has been destroyed or submerged
- Reverted to pasture
- May have a few difficult-to-find foundations or 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(s)
- 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
- Fewer than 50 residents (small population)
- Many abandoned buildings
Historic community
- Building or houses still standing
- Smaller than its boom years
- Population has decreased dramatically, to one-fifth or less
- May be a census designated place, or have been absorbed by another settlement
List
References
- ^ Bunting, Robert L. (October 31, 2007). Into Oblivion (Hardcover). Robert McGreevy, Illustrator (1st ed.). Black River Trading Company. ISBN 978-0979749209.
- ^ Robinson, John (October 18, 2018). "The Semi-Ghost Town of Amble: Montcalm County, Michigan". 99.1 WFMK.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series. Wayne State University Press. p. 26.
- ^ "Aral". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Aral: A Town That Vanished". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Baltic". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Baltic The Ghost Town". Visit Keweenaw. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Bertrand". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Bolton". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Brookside". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Butternut". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Central". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ghost Towns of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from the copper mining of the 1800s". Exploring the North. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Copper Falls Mine". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Pichea, Ashley (September 11, 2023). "Awesome Mitten's Guide to Fiborn Quarry & Fiborn Karst Preserve". Awesome Mitten.
- ^ "Gibbs City – Atkinson". Ghost Towns. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Mansfield". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Marlborough". Ghost Towns. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "Where Is Omard?". omard.info. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series. Wayne State University Press. p. 415.