Ghost Towns in North Dakota

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37 ghost towns

0% sit on public land · 14 with a free-licensed photo

433
  • Tribal 4
  • Private or unlisted 33
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among North Dakota's ghost towns.

The largest share, 33 of 37, 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.

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  • Tribal 4
  • Private or unlisted 33

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.

Most searched in North Dakota

All 37 by county

Adams County 1

Billings County 3

Bottineau County 2

Burleigh County 1

Cavalier County 1

Dickey County 1

Emmons County 1

Grant County 4

Griggs County 1

Hettinger County 1

LaMoure County 1

McHenry County 1

McKenzie County 2

McLean County 1

Morton County 2

Mountrail County 5

Nelson County 1

Oliver County 1

Steele County 1

Ward County 1

Wells County 1

Williams County 4

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