List of ghost towns in Idaho
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The following is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Idaho
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Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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- AlineAline, IdahoAline was the first settlement of Latter-day Saints in what is today Teton County, Idaho. It was formed in 1888. However by 1901 it was overshadowed as the main town by Driggs, Idaho and basically ceased to exist.-Sources:...
- BayhorseBayhorse, IdahoBayhorse is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States, founded in 1877. After a new gold mine failed, silver was discovered in the area and a mine was started. Bayhorse was originally established by the silver mine....
- BonanzaBonanza, IdahoBonanza is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It was originally established as a mining town. As of 2005, the land is privately owned but open to the public. Custer has a museum for the gold-rush era where visitors can experience the lives of the citizens of Custer and can...
- BurkeBurke, IdahoBurke is a ghost town in Burke-Canyon in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States. Once a thriving silver and lead town, it is now far smaller than at its height. In 2002, about 300 people lived in or nearby Burke Canyon...
- ChesterfieldChesterfield, IdahoChesterfield is a ghost town in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. It is located in the Portneuf River Valley at an elevation of . The community includes a cemetery and former buildings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints such as a former meeting house, amusement hall and...
- CobaltCobalt, IdahoCobalt is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho....
- Comeback Mining Camp
- CusterCuster, IdahoCuster is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Established in 1877, it is located at , at an elevation of 6,470 feet . It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.In 1981, the community was listed on the National...
- De LamarDe Lamar, IdahoDe Lamar is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 5,463 feet , and it is located at , approximately six miles west of Silver City. The community lies within an area governed by the Bureau of Land Management.The community formed around the De Lamar Mine,...
- FlorenceFlorence, IdahoFlorence is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The town was originally settled as a mining camp in the winter of 1861, Several hundred miners who had come for the Clearwater Gold Rush of 1861, heard of a huge bonanza there on the Salmon River. Many of the miners walked from...
- Gilmore
- Golden Age camp
- LeesburgLeesburg, IdahoLeesburg is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. It lies at , along Napias Creek in the Salmon National Forest, west of Salmon. Its altitude is 6,653 feet . The community possessed a post office as late as 1942, but it has since closed...
- Mount IdahoMount Idaho, IdahoMount Idaho is a ghost town in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The town served as county seat of Idaho County from 1875 to 1902.A 45 mile stretch of trail opened in 1860 in the Mount Idaho area is believed to be one of the earliest examples of a toll road on record in the region...
- Rocky BarRocky Bar, IdahoRocky Bar is a ghost town in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the late 19th century Rocky Bar boasted a population of over 2,500 and served as county seat of Alturas County from 1864 to 1882...
- Ruby CityRuby City, IdahoRuby City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The town served as the original county seat of Owyhee County from 1863 to 1867. The growth of Silver City, which was founded a mile to the south in 1864, hastened Ruby City's demise. Today only remains of the cemetery mark the town's...
- Sawtooth CitySawtooth City, IdahoSawtooth City is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Located at , it sits at an altitude of 7,342 feet , along Beaver Creek near its confluence with the Salmon River...
- Silver CitySilver City, IdahoSilver City is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. At its height in the 1880s it was a gold and silver mining town with a population of around 2,500 and approximately 75 businesses. Silver City served as county seat of Owyhee County from 1867 to 1934. Today, the town has about 70...
- Strevell
- Vienna
- Yellow Jacket