List of ghost towns in Alberta
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The province of Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned.[1] Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.
Remains of Flowerdale.
File:Houseincadomin.jpg
House in Cadomin
File:Luscar hotel.jpg
Hotel in Luscar, 1950s
File:Sunset at Maybutt Alberta.jpg
Sun setting on Maybutt
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The road into Mountain Park – an early colour photo
Vacant Store Nemiscam
Vacant Store Orion
List of ghost towns
| Ghost town | Municipality | Location | About | Peak Year | Peak population | Population |
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| Alderson | Cypress County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Alexo | Clearwater County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community | |||
| Allerston | County of Warner No. 5 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Allingham | Kneehill County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Altorado | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | |||||
| Amber Valley | Athabasca County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Anthracite | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Ardenode | Wheatland County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Ardley | Red Deer County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Bankhead | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community | 1,000 [2] | ||
| Bardo | Beaver County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Battle Bend | Flagstaff County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Beazer | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Belloy | Birch Hills County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Bindloss | Special Area No. 2 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Bingham | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Bone Point | ||||||
| Buffalo | Special Area No. 2 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Bulwark | County of Paintearth No. 18 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Butte | Clearwater County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Coalspur | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Commerce | Lethbridge County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1921 | 360 [3] | ||
| Conquerville | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Conrad | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Del Bonita | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Dorothy | Starland County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| East Coulee | Town of Drumheller | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 177 [4] | |||
| Embarras Landing | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Evarts | Red Deer County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1915[5] | 22[5] | ||
| Flowerdale[6] | Special Area No. 2 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[7] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[7] | |||
| Frankburg[8] | Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Georgetown | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Harrisville[9] | Cardston County | |||||
| Judson | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Kimball | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Kovach | Kananaskis Improvement District | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Legend | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Lille | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Luscar | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community | |||
| Maybutt | County of Warner No. 5 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Mercoal | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community | |||
| Mintlaw | Red Deer County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Mitford | Rocky View County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Mountain Park | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community | |||
| Nordegg | Clearwater County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former coal mining community/National Historic Site | |||
| Pakowki | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Port Cornwall | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1913[10] | 200[10] | ||
| Pendant d'Oreille | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Raley | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Retlaw | Municipal District of Taber | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Rowley | Starland County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Taylorville | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Tollerton | Yellowhead County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1916[11] | 180[11] | ||
| Travers | Vulcan County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Twin River | Cardston County | |||||
| Wardlow | Special Area No. 2 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Whiskey Gap | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Whitford | Lamont County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Whitla | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Wimborne | Kneehill County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Windfall | Woodlands County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd.[12] | 1961 [13] | 101 [13] | |
| Winnifred | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Woolford | Cardston County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||
| Wostok | Lamont County | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
See also
- List of census divisions of Alberta
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of ghost towns in Canada
- List of hamlets in Alberta
- List of Indian reserves in Alberta
- List of municipal districts in Alberta
- List of municipalities in Alberta
- List of towns in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Crag & Canyon 24 June 1922 / Mine Closed Permanently
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Ghost towns. Alberta ghost towns
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