Ghost Towns in Pennsylvania

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50 ghost towns

30% sit on public land · 11 with a free-licensed photo

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  • National Forest 2
  • National Park Service 2
  • Other federal 1
  • State 9
  • City, county 1
  • Private or unlisted 35
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Pennsylvania's ghost towns.

The largest share, 35 of 50, 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.

CentraliaDilltownEast ForkEckley Miners' VillageFricks Locks Historic DistrictHazel HurstPitholeRickettsRushlandTartownWest OvertonAitch
  • National Forest 2
  • National Park Service 2
  • Other federal 1
  • State 9
  • City, county 1
  • Private or unlisted 35

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 Pennsylvania

Ghost towns near Pittsburgh

All 50 by county

Adams County 1

Armstrong County 1

Bradford County 2

Bucks County 1

Cambria County 1

Carbon County 1

Centre County 2

Chester County 2

Clearfield County 2

Columbia County 2

Delaware County 1

Elk County 3

Fayette County 1

Greene County 2

Huntingdon County 1

Indiana County 4

Jefferson County 4

Lancaster County 1

Lebanon County 1

Luzerne County 1

Lycoming County 1

McKean County 1

Montgomery County 1

Pike County 3

Potter County 1

Sullivan County 1

Tioga County 2

Venango County 2

Warren County 1

Westmoreland County 3

Other states