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Abandoned Places across the United States

Explore documented abandoned places across the United States on ODDKNOWN, with location context, source status and safety information.

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Baldy Mesa, California, United StatesTHE LOST CABIN AT BALDY MESA

A cabin with a glowing window is said to appear on Baldy Mesa but cannot be found twice.

Chatsworth, California, United StatesNike Missile Site LA-88 — Oat Mountain

Former Los Angeles Nike battery LA-88 on Oat Mountain above Chatsworth, operational 1956–1974.

Año Nuevo State Park, California, United StatesAño Nuevo Island Light Station Ruins

1872–1948 light-station complex on Año Nuevo Island, now a protected wildlife preserve with deteriorating historic structures.

Lake Elsinore, California, United StatesElsinore Naval and Military School — Historic Campus Area

General Lake Elsinore reference for the former 1933–1977 Elsinore Naval and Military School campus.

San Pedro, California, United StatesSunken City — Point Fermin Restricted Landslide Area

Remains of streets and foundations displaced by the 1929 Point Fermin landslide in San Pedro.

Cayucos, California, United StatesPoint Estero / Estero Bluffs Shipwreck

Commercial fishing vessel stranded below Estero Bluffs State Park after a documented 2017 grounding in fog.

Joshua Tree National Park, California, United StatesCarey’s Castle — Joshua Tree Sensitive Historic Area

General Joshua Tree National Park reference for the historic Carey’s Castle miner shelter. Exact location intentionally withheld to protect archaeological resources.

Pacifica, California, United StatesDevil’s Slide World War II Bunker

World War II coastal observation/fire-control structure above Devil’s Slide, part of the Harbor Defenses of San Francisco.

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United StatesLynnewood Hall

1897–1899 Horace Trumbauer mansion built for Peter A.B. Widener, now owned and being restored by the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation.

Eldora, Florida, United StatesEldora

Eldora is a documented U.S. ghost town in Eldora, Florida, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived fr

United StatesDosewallips Ranger Station

Dosewallips Ranger Station is recorded in OpenStreetMap as an abandoned manor house. It is on OK MAP because ODDKNOWN catalogs abandoned and forgotten locations. Current ownership, access, c

Bodfish, California, United StatesSilver City Ghost Town — Bodfish

Silver City Ghost Town is on OK MAP because it preserves more than twenty mining-era buildings moved to Bodfish from historic Kern Valley settlements and camps that were disappearing or bein

Greenwater, California, United StatesGreenwater Ghost Town

Greenwater is on OK MAP as a deserted Death Valley mining town created during the early-1900s copper rush. Promoters once advertised the district as a major copper camp and thousands of peop

Skidoo, California, United StatesSkidoo Ghost Town

Skidoo is on OK MAP as a documented Death Valley gold-boom ghost town founded after a 1906 discovery. It grew to roughly 700 residents with a bank, newspaper, school and water pipeline, but

Harrisburg, California, United StatesHarrisburg Ghost Town

Harrisburg is on OK MAP as a short-lived Death Valley gold-rush settlement founded after Shorty Harris and Pete Aguereberry found gold nearby in 1905. The tent community reportedly reached a

Keeler, California, United StatesKeeler

Keeler is on OK MAP as a near-ghost town on the eastern shore of Owens Lake. It once served mining and railroad traffic connected to the Owens Valley and Cerro Gordo region, but declined as

Aguikchuk, Alaska, United StatesAguikchuk

Aguikchuk is a documented U.S. ghost town in Aguikchuk, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates deriv

Cape Pole, Alaska, United StatesCape Pole

Cape Pole is a documented U.S. ghost town in Cape Pole, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates deriv

Kashega, Alaska, United StatesKashega

Kashega is a documented U.S. ghost town in Kashega, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Flat, Alaska, United StatesFlat

Flat is a documented U.S. ghost town in Flat, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived from US

Suspension, Alabama, United StatesSuspension

Suspension is a documented U.S. ghost town in Suspension, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates de

Holikachuk, Alaska, United StatesHolikachuk

Holikachuk is a documented U.S. ghost town in Holikachuk, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates der

Katalla, Alaska, United StatesKatalla

Katalla is a documented U.S. ghost town in Katalla, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Kiwalik, Alaska, United StatesKiwalik

Kiwalik is a documented U.S. ghost town in Kiwalik, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Kowaliga, Alabama, United StatesKowaliga

Kowaliga is a documented U.S. ghost town in Kowaliga, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derive

Lacon, Alabama, United StatesLacon

Lacon is a documented U.S. ghost town in Lacon, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived from

Little Nashville, Alabama, United StatesLittle Nashville

Little Nashville is a documented U.S. ghost town in Little Nashville, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with co

Chulafinnee, Alabama, United StatesChulafinnee

Chulafinnee is a documented U.S. ghost town in Chulafinnee, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates

Claiborne, Alabama, United StatesClaiborne

Claiborne is a documented U.S. ghost town in Claiborne, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates deri

Deer Park, Alabama, United StatesDeer Park

Deer Park is a documented U.S. ghost town in Deer Park, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates deri

Vienna, Alabama, United StatesVienna

Vienna is a documented U.S. ghost town in Vienna, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived fr

White City, Alabama, United StatesWhite City

White City is a documented U.S. ghost town in White City, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates de

Chitina, Alaska, United StatesChitina

Chitina is a documented U.S. ghost town in Chitina, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Council, Alaska, United StatesCouncil

Council is a documented U.S. ghost town in Council, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Afognak, Alaska, United StatesAfognak

Afognak is a documented U.S. ghost town in Afognak, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived f

Nushagak, Alaska, United StatesNushagak

Nushagak is a documented U.S. ghost town in Nushagak, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived

Ophir, Alaska, United StatesOphir

Ophir is a documented U.S. ghost town in Ophir, Alaska, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived from

Bellefonte, Alabama, United StatesBellefonte

Bellefonte is a documented U.S. ghost town in Bellefonte, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates de

Blakeley, Alabama, United StatesBlakeley

Blakeley is a documented U.S. ghost town in Blakeley, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derive

Bluffton, Alabama, United StatesBluffton

Bluffton is a documented U.S. ghost town in Bluffton, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derive

Brownville, Alabama, United StatesBrownville

Brownville is a documented U.S. ghost town in Brownville, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates de

Cahaba, Alabama, United StatesCahaba

Cahaba is a documented U.S. ghost town in Cahaba, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived fr

Choctaw Corner, Alabama, United StatesChoctaw Corner

Choctaw Corner is a documented U.S. ghost town in Choctaw Corner, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordi

Louina, Alabama, United StatesLouina

Louina is a documented U.S. ghost town in Louina, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived fr

Nadawah, Alabama, United StatesNadawah

Nadawah is a documented U.S. ghost town in Nadawah, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derived

Pikeville, Alabama, United StatesPikeville

Pikeville is a documented U.S. ghost town in Pikeville, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates deri

Prairie Bluff, Alabama, United StatesPrairie Bluff

Prairie Bluff is a documented U.S. ghost town in Prairie Bluff, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordina

Battelle, Alabama, United StatesBattelle

Battelle is a documented U.S. ghost town in Battelle, Alabama, United States. It is on OK MAP because the settlement is classified as a ghost town in the source data, with coordinates derive

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