Ghost Towns in Wisconsin

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99 ghost towns

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

61191
  • State 6
  • City, county 1
  • Tribal 1
  • Private or unlisted 91
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Wisconsin's ghost towns.

The largest share, 91 of 99, 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.

CoolidgeSacramentoCooksvilleHarrisonHelenaKaiserPendarvisVoreeAdams CenterAnchorageAshford
  • State 6
  • City, county 1
  • Tribal 1
  • Private or unlisted 91

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 Wisconsin

All 99 by county

Adams County 7

Buffalo County 6

Calumet County 2

Clark County 4

Columbia County 1

Dodge County 1

Dunn County 3

Eau Claire County 3

Forest County 2

Grant County 2

Green County 4

Iowa County 3

Jackson County 4

Juneau County 1

Kenosha County 2

Marathon County 3

Menominee County 1

Milwaukee County 3

Monroe County 1

Oneida County 1

Outagamie County 4

Ozaukee County 1

Portage County 1

Price County 4

Racine County 2

Richland County 5

Rock County 3

Sauk County 1

Sheboygan County 1

Trempealeau County 3

Vernon County 1

Vilas County 2

Walworth County 3

Washburn County 1

Waukesha County 3

Waupaca County 7

Waushara County 2

Winnebago County 1

Other states