Ghost Towns in Michigan

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36 ghost towns

19% sit on public land · 7 with a free-licensed photo

National Forest 1
National Park Service 1
State 4
Land trust 1
Private or unlisted 29

Illustration of a midwest landscape — Illustration of the most common landscape type among Michigan's ghost towns.

The largest share, 29 of 36, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

National Forest 1
National Park Service 1
State 4
Land trust 1
Private or unlisted 29

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.