This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
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 communities 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.
The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[12] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[12]
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This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 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 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Ghost towns are communities 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 FlowerdaleHotel in Luscar in the 1950sSun setting on MaybuttThe road into Mountain ParkVacant store in NemiscamVacant store in OrionGrain elevator in Skiff Contents 1 List of ghost towns 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of ghost towns editContents A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W Y Ghost town Municipality Location About Peak population year Latest population year Alderson Cypress County 50 16 59 N 111 19 59 W 50 283 N 111 333 W 50 283 111 333 Alderson 161 1911 2 Alexo Clearwater County 52 28 30 N 115 46 59 W 52 475 N 115 783 W 52 475 115 783 Alexo Former coal mining community 3 113 1951 4 Allerston County of Warner No 5 49 08 42 N 111 45 50 W 49 145 N 111 764 W 49 145 111 764 Allerston Allingham Kneehill County 51 42 00 N 113 36 00 W 51 700 N 113 600 W 51 700 113 600 Allingham Ardley Red Deer County 5 52 15 40 N 113 13 41 W 52 261 N 113 228 W 52 261 113 228 Ardley 17 1991 6 Altorado County of Forty Mile No 8Amber Valley Athabasca County 54 43 59 N 112 55 01 W 54 733 N 112 917 W 54 733 112 917 Altorado Anthracite Improvement District No 9 Banff National Park 51 11 56 N 115 30 00 W 51 199 N 115 500 W 51 199 115 500 Anthracite 25 1911 7 Ardenode Wheatland County 51 08 49 N 113 25 23 W 51 147 N 113 423 W 51 147 113 423 Ardenode 0 2016 8 Bankhead Improvement District No 9 Banff National Park 51 12 00 N 115 31 59 W 51 200 N 115 533 W 51 200 115 533 Bankhead Former coal mining community 694 1911 7 Bardo Beaver County 53 18 07 N 112 41 06 W 53 302 N 112 685 W 53 302 112 685 Bardo Battle Bend Flagstaff County 52 26 02 N 111 26 38 W 52 434 N 111 444 W 52 434 111 444 Battle Bend Beazer Cardston County 49 06 58 N 113 28 52 W 49 116 N 113 481 W 49 116 113 481 Beazer 11 2008 9 Belloy Birch Hills County 55 45 00 N 118 15 00 W 55 750 N 118 250 W 55 750 118 250 Belloy Bindloss Special Area No 2 50 52 44 N 110 16 34 W 50 879 N 110 276 W 50 879 110 276 Bindloss 14 1991 6 Bingham County of Forty Mile No 8 49 28 48 N 111 16 34 W 49 480 N 111 276 W 49 480 111 276 Bingham Bliss Yellowhead County 53 01 55 N 117 19 37 W 53 032 N 117 327 W 53 032 117 327 652 1956 10 Bow City Vulcan County 50 25 30 N 112 16 23 W 50 425 N 112 273 W 50 425 112 273 http www ghosttowns com canada alberta bowcity htmBrush Hill County of Minburn No 27 53 34 15 N 111 57 36 W 53 5707167 N 111 9601167 W 53 5707167 111 9601167Buffalo Special Area No 2 50 48 00 N 110 40 01 W 50 800 N 110 667 W 50 800 110 667 Buffalo Bulwark County of Paintearth No 18 52 15 00 N 111 34 59 W 52 250 N 111 583 W 52 250 111 583 Bulwark Butte Clearwater County 52 10 59 N 114 43 59 W 52 183 N 114 733 W 52 183 114 733 Butte Cadomin Yellowhead County 53 01 55 N 117 19 37 W 53 032 N 117 327 W 53 032 117 327 Cadomin 1 053 1941 4 40 2016 8 Cambria Town of Drumheller 51 23 46 N 112 35 35 W 51 396 N 112 593 W 51 396 112 593 Cambria 239 1951 4 Chisholm Mills Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No 124 54 54 36 N 114 10 12 W 54 910 N 114 170 W 54 910 114 170 Chisholm Mills 323 1941 4 25 2016 8 Coal Valley Yellowhead County 53 04 59 N 116 48 00 W 53 083 N 116 800 W 53 083 116 800 Coal Valley 194 1951 4 Coalspur Yellowhead County 53 10 59 N 117 01 01 W 53 183 N 117 017 W 53 183 117 017 Coalspur 133 1951 4 Commerce Lethbridge County 49 55 01 N 112 56 20 W 49 917 N 112 939 W 49 917 112 939 Commerce 360 1921 2 Conquerville County of Forty Mile No 8 49 40 12 N 111 13 26 W 49 670 N 111 224 W 49 670 111 224 Conquerville Conrad County of Forty Mile No 8 49 31 01 N 111 58 01 W 49 517 N 111 967 W 49 517 111 967 Conrad Del Bonita Cardston County 49 01 44 N 112 47 20 W 49 029 N 112 789 W 49 029 112 789 Del Bonita 8 2008 9 Dorothy Special Area No 2 51 18 00 N 112 19 01 W 51 300 N 112 317 W 51 300 112 317 Dorothy 14 1991 6 East Coulee Town of Drumheller 51 20 10 N 112 29 20 W 51 336 N 112 489 W 51 336 112 489 East Coulee 1 831 1941 4 148 2016 8 Embarras Landing Yellowhead County 53 18 00 N 116 54 00 W 53 300 N 116 900 W 53 300 116 900 Embarras Landing Evarts Red Deer County 52 15 40 N 114 16 19 W 52 261 N 114 272 W 52 261 114 272 Evarts 25 1911 2 Flowerdale 11 Special Area No 2 51 21 58 N 111 33 54 W 51 366 N 111 565 W 51 366 111 565 Flowerdale The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after 12 Flowerdale had a post office Flowerdale Holdings a general store a schoolhouse and many other businesses 12 Foothills Yellowhead County 224 1956 10 Frank Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 49 36 00 N 114 24 18 W 49 600 N 114 405 W 49 600 114 405 Frank 1 178 1906 13 85 2016 8 Frankburg 14 Municipal District of Foothills No 31 50 31 44 N 113 38 38 W 50 529 N 113 644 W 50 529 113 644 Frankburg Georgetown Municipal District of Bighorn No 8 51 06 29 N 115 23 38 W 51 108 N 115 394 W 51 108 115 394 Georgetown Harrisville 15 Cardston County 49 09 32 N 113 38 28 W 49 159 N 113 641 W 49 159 113 641 Harrisville Judson Cardston County 49 31 59 N 112 21 00 W 49 533 N 112 350 W 49 533 112 350 Judson Kimball Cardston County 49 04 59 N 113 12 00 W 49 083 N 113 200 W 49 083 113 200 Kimball 26 2008 9 Kovach Kananaskis Improvement District 50 55 59 N 115 12 00 W 50 933 N 115 200 W 50 933 115 200 Kovach Legend County of Forty Mile No 8 49 28 55 N 111 35 53 W 49 482 N 111 598 W 49 482 111 598 Legend Lehigh Town of Drumheller 51 21 14 N 112 30 50 W 51 354 N 112 514 W 51 354 112 514 Lehigh 133 1941 4 Lille Municipal District of Ranchland No 66 49 39 04 N 114 23 53 W 49 651 N 114 398 W 49 651 114 398 Lille 413 2 1906 2 Luscar Yellowhead County 53 04 05 N 117 24 00 W 53 068 N 117 400 W 53 068 117 400 Luscar Former coal mining community 620 1941 4 Mannix Brazeau County 369 1961 2 Maybutt County of Warner No 5 49 31 05 N 112 31 41 W 49 518 N 112 528 W 49 518 112 528 Maybutt Mercoal Yellowhead County 53 10 01 N 117 04 59 W 53 167 N 117 083 W 53 167 117 083 Mercoal Former coal mining community 977 1951 4 Mintlaw Red Deer County 52 13 19 N 113 54 50 W 52 222 N 113 914 W 52 222 113 914 Mintlaw Mitford Rocky View County 51 12 43 N 114 33 04 W 51 212 N 114 551 W 51 212 114 551 Mitford Mountain Park Yellowhead County 52 55 01 N 117 16 01 W 52 917 N 117 267 W 52 917 117 267 Mountain Park Former coal mining communityNordegg Clearwater County 52 28 05 N 116 04 52 W 52 468 N 116 081 W 52 468 116 081 Nordegg Former coal mining community National Historic Site 875 1951 4 53 1986 16 Pakowki County of Forty Mile No 8 49 27 58 N 110 56 53 W 49 466 N 110 948 W 49 466 110 948 Pakowki Passburg Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 49 33 25 N 114 20 24 W 49 557 N 114 340 W 49 557 114 340 Passburg 305 1911 7 Port Cornwall Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No 124 55 10 01 N 114 03 29 W 55 167 N 114 058 W 55 167 114 058 Port Cornwall 200 1913 17 Pendant d Oreille County of Forty Mile No 8 49 12 11 N 110 52 01 W 49 203 N 110 867 W 49 203 110 867 Pendant d Oreille Queenstown Vulcan County 50 38 17 N 112 56 17 W 50 638 N 112 938 W 50 638 112 938 Queenstown 666 1911 7 8 2007 9 Raley Cardston County 49 17 28 N 113 10 55 W 49 291 N 113 182 W 49 291 113 182 Raley Retlaw Municipal District of Taber 50 04 01 N 112 16 01 W 50 067 N 112 267 W 50 067 112 267 Retlaw 154 1921 2 Rowley Starland County 51 45 54 N 112 47 17 W 51 765 N 112 788 W 51 765 112 788 Rowley 76 1951 4 8 2013 18 Royalties Foothills County 50 33 18 N 114 13 52 W 50 555 N 114 231 W 50 555 114 231 Royalties 824 1941 4 St Michael Lamont County 52 49 55 N 112 37 44 W 52 832 N 112 629 W 52 832 112 629 St Michael 342 1951 4 39 1991 6 Seebe Municipal District of Bighorn No 8 51 05 46 N 115 03 53 W 51 096 N 115 0648 W 51 096 115 0648 Seebe 147 1951 4 0 2016 8 Sterco Yellowhead County 53 06 00 N 116 49 41 W 53 100 N 116 828 W 53 100 116 828 Sterco 224 1941 4 Taylorville Cardston County 49 01 59 N 113 07 01 W 49 033 N 113 117 W 49 033 113 117 Taylorville Tollerton Yellowhead County 53 32 10 N 116 28 08 W 53 536 N 116 469 W 53 536 116 469 Tollerton 180 1916 19 Travers Vulcan County 50 15 07 N 112 32 53 W 50 252 N 112 548 W 50 252 112 548 Travers 0 2007 9 Twin River Cardston CountyViolet Grove Brazeau County 53 09 47 N 115 02 17 W 53 163 N 115 038 W 53 163 115 038 Violet Grove 712 1956 10 141 2005 20 Wardlow Special Area No 2 50 54 22 N 111 33 04 W 50 906 N 111 551 W 50 906 111 551 Wardlow 28 1991 6 Wayne Town of Drumheller 51 22 55 N 112 39 36 W 51 382 N 112 660 W 51 382 112 660 Wayne 601 1941 4 Whiskey Gap Cardston County 49 01 59 N 113 01 59 W 49 033 N 113 033 W 49 033 113 033 Whiskey Gap Whitford Lamont County 53 52 01 N 112 13 01 W 53 867 N 112 217 W 53 867 112 217 Whitford 6 1981 21 Whitla County of Forty Mile No 8 49 52 01 N 111 03 00 W 49 867 N 111 050 W 49 867 111 050 Whitla Wimborne Kneehill County 51 51 54 N 113 35 38 W 51 865 N 113 594 W 51 865 113 594 Wimborne 90 1951 4 20 2016 8 Windfall Woodlands County 54 11 13 N 116 13 08 W 54 187 N 116 219 W 54 187 116 219 Windfall Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd 22 101 1961 2 Winnifred County of Forty Mile No 8 49 54 00 N 111 12 00 W 49 900 N 111 200 W 49 900 111 200 Winnifred 80 1941 4 Woolford Cardston County 49 10 59 N 113 07 59 W 49 183 N 113 133 W 49 183 113 133 Woolford 13 1986 16 Wostok Lamont County 53 51 00 N 112 28 01 W 53 850 N 112 467 W 53 850 112 467 Wostok 15 1991 6 Yates Yellowhead County 53 01 55 N 117 19 37 W 53 032 N 117 327 W 53 032 117 327 Yates 301 1951 4 See also editBC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU nbsp Ghost towns in Canada by province or territory 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 localities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta List of towns in Alberta List of villages in AlbertaReferences edit Ghost towns in Canada Alberta Ghost Towns Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 30 October 2007 a b c d e f g h 1961 Census of Canada Series SP Population Unincorporated Villages Bulletin SP 4 Dominion Bureau of Statistics 1961 Morgan O 1948 Bighorn and Saunders Western Miner vol 21 no 8 p 96 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ninth Census of Canada 1951 PDF Vol SP 7 Population Unincorporated villages and hamlets Dominion Bureau of Statistics 31 March 1954 pp 55 57 Retrieved 24 October 2021 Fantastic Mrs Fox TALES OF BASEBALL 28 July 2017 a b c d e f 91 Census Unincorporated Places Population and Dwelling Counts PDF Statistics Canada June 1993 Retrieved 23 February 2020 a b c d Fifth Census of Canada 1911 Dominion Bureau of Statistics a b c d e f g Population and dwelling counts for Canada provinces and territories and designated places 2016 and 2011 censuses 100 data Alberta Statistics Canada 7 February 2018 Retrieved 28 August 2021 a b c d e Alberta Population Summary Alberta s Hamlets Alphabetically 2010 PDF Alberta Population Retrieved 25 September 2021 a b c Census of Canada 1956 PDF Vol Population of unincorporated villages and settlements Dominion Bureau of Statistics 25 October 1957 pp 56 59 Retrieved 24 October 2021 Roads to Rose Lynn Rose Lynn Book Club 1978 Roads to Rose Lynn a b Roads to Rose Lynn Rose Lynn Book Club 1978 Roads to Rose Lynn p 445 Table 1 Population by sexes in 1906 and 1901 1906 Census Northwest Provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta PDF Vol I Population of 1906 Compared with 1901 Ottawa Dominion Bureau of Statistics 1907 pp 55 78 Retrieved 24 October 2021 Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society 1971 Fencelines and Furrows p 35 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2013 Shaw Keith 1978 Chief mountain country a history of Cardston and district Volume I Cardston Alberta Cardston and District Historical Society p 63 ISBN 0 919213 89 8 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 13 June 2013 a b Census Canada 1986 Population Unincorporated Places Population and Dwelling Counts Canada PDF Statistics Canada July 1988 Retrieved 23 February 2020 Population Data 1913 PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs 1913 Retrieved 6 July 2011 Past Census Trackers 2013 Municipal Censuses Alberta Population Retrieved 25 September 2021 Population Data 1916 PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs 1916 Retrieved 6 July 2011 Regular Council Meeting Brazeau County 30 August 2005 p 47 PDF page 70 Retrieved 25 September 2021 1981 Census of Canada Place Name Reference List Western Provinces and the Territories PDF Statistics Canada May 1983 Retrieved 23 February 2020 Whitecourt Web which summarized from Sagitawah Saga by Doreen Olecko along with other source works Oil amp Gas 1950 to 1960s Retrieved 10 October 2010 External links editAlberta ghost towns Canadian geographical names database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of ghost towns in Alberta amp oldid 1182874623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
