Name Other names County Township Settled Abandoned Current status Remarks Acme Westmoreland /Fayette counties Donegal , Mount Pleasant (Westmoreland) Bullskin (Fayette)
[ 4] Aitch Huntingdon County 1887 Submerged submerged to form Raystown Lake . [ 5] Alice Westmoreland County East Huntingdon Township [ 4] Alvira Wisetown Union County Gregg Township [ 6] Andrico Westmoreland County Derry Township [ 7] [ 4] Antwerp Clarion County Richland Township [ 8] Appalacha Indiana County White Township [ 9] Aqueduct Indiana County West Wheatfield Township [ 4] Ardara Westmoreland County North Huntingdon Township Armerford Indiana County East Wheatfield Township Lies along the Ghost Town Trail in East Wheatfield Township in Indiana County . [ 10] Arroyo Elk County Spring Creek Township Bagdad Westmoreland County Allegheny Township [ 11] Bairdstown Westmoreland County Derry Township [ 12] Barclay Bradford County Franklin Township Bells Mills Indiana County Blacklick Township Bennington Cambria /Blair County Allegheny Township [ 13] Beula Cambria County 1796 1804 Welsh religious ghost town. [ 14] Big Creek Valley Carbon County 1966 Submerged Submerged to form Beltzville Lake . [ 15] Big Run Elk County [ 16] Billmeyer Billmyer [ 17] Lancaster County [ 18] Blairfour Blair County The site of a quarry for Blair Limestone Company . [ 19] Blue Rock Elk County Along the Clarion-Little Toby Trail , connected to Ellmont , another ghost town, by the local landmark Blue Rock Swinging Bridge . [ 20] Bracken Indiana County A coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] along the Ghost Town Trail . [ 10] Braddock Allegheny County N/A Semi-abandoned Notorious for its crumbling infrastructure and "post-apocalyptic" appearance. [ 21] Brownsville Fayette County N/A Historic [ 22] Buena Vista Indiana County Brush Valley Township Byrnesville Columbia County Conyngham Township Cardiff Located along the Ghost Town Trail [ 23] [ 24] Celestia Sullivan County 1887 A religious community of Millennialists . [ 25] Centralia Columbia County Semi-abandoned a coal mining ghost town, where a fire has been burning underground for years Cereal Lindencross Westmoreland County North Huntingdon Township Was a major location for breakfast cereal production plants starting in 1904 until the factories closed for good in the 1940s. [ 26] Chester Humphries Westmoreland County Derry Township 1644 A coal mining ghost town, often known as Humphries after the owner of the mine. [ 27] Claghorn Indiana County East Wheatfield Township Along the Ghost Town Trail Cokeville Broad Fording Westmoreland County Derry Township Submerged a Pennsylvania Canal & coal mining ghost town, under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake . [ 28] Cold Spring Lebanon County Cold Spring Township A township that has not had any staff or budget in the municipal government since the 1960s. [ 29] Concrete City Luzerne County Historic [ 30] Corduroy Elk County Highland Township Located on the Clarion River near Rushland . [ 31] Corydon McKean County Corydon Township Submerged Flooded by Allegheny Reservoir Cressonville Schuylkill County [ 32] Crum Crumb, Crumtown Somerset County Before 1833 1926 Neglected Almost all of the buildings in Crum were bought out in the late 1920s by the Berwind Corporation to keep pollution out of their watershed. [ 33] Crunkleton Franklin County 1772 Barren a colonial hamlet between Greencastle and Waynesboro . [ 34] Dahoga Elk County Jones Township Dias Indiana County Brush Valley Township A coal town on the Ghost Town Trail . [ 35] Dilltown Indiana County Buffington Township Once an important commerce center, now sparsely populated. [ 36] Dunbar Frogtown Fayette County N/A Historic [ 37] [ 38] East Fork Road District Potter County Absorbed Eckley Luzerne County Foster Township Historic a coal mining ghost town, now a coal mining museum Edgerton Lackawanna County A coal mining ghost town. [ 39] Edri Indiana County Conemaugh Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 40] Eleanora Jefferson County McCalmont Township A coal and coke company town. [ 41] Ellmont Elk County /Jefferson County a logging town famous for a rope bridge , Blue Rock Swinging Bridge , which connects it to another ghost town, Blue Rock . [ 42] Empire Elk County a logging town with a railroad tunnel .[ citation needed ] Eriton Clearfield County Sandy Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 43] Fairbanks Westmoreland County Loyalhanna Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 44] Ferrier Indiana County Brush Valley Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 45] Fillmore Indiana County Blacklick Township Submerged Formerly along the banks of the Conemaugh River , submerged under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake after construction of the Conemaugh Dam . [ 46] Fort Palmer Westmoreland County Fairfield Township 1771 [ 47] [ 48] Foster Indiana County Conemaugh Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 40] Foxtown Westmoreland County Hempfield Township a coal mining ghost town. [ 49] French Azilum Bradford County 1793 Freytown Lackawanna County [ 50] Frick's Lock Chester County East Coventry Township Frogtown Westmoreland County Salem Township a coal mining ghost town [ 51] Gold Mine [ 52] Grays Run An obscure logging town. [ 53] Greenwood Furnace Huntingdon County Jackson Township Formerly home to a booming iron industry , the town declined after new techniques rendered its facilities obsolete. [ 54] Hart Town Indiana County Young Township Once a coal mining town, the mines at Hart Town had closed by the start of World War II . [ 55] Hazel Hurst McKean County Once an important glass production town with multiple factories, all of which are now closed. [ 53] Helvetia Clearfield County Brady Township A coal mining ghost town Hicks Run Cameron County 1904 1912 Barren A logging town located near Route 555 in Driftwood . [ 53] Holbrook Greene County Abandoned Although the greater Holbrook area still has residents, the village proper is almost entirely abandoned. [ 56] Horatio Jefferson County Young Township coal mining ghost town Huron Westmoreland County Salem Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 57] Ingleby Fowler Centre County Haines Township Instanter Elk County Submerged under the waters of East Branch Lake . [ 58] Johnetta Armstrong County Gilpin Township a brick works & coal mining ghost town Joller Huntingdon County 1916 1979 Barren A coal mining ghost town. [ 59] Kelly's Station Tunnelton [ 60] Indiana County Conemaugh Township Former town along the Conemaugh River [ 60] Kinzua Warren County 1963 see also Kinzua Creek Lackawanna No. 3 Indiana County Buffington Township Located along the Ghost Town Trail . [ 61] Landrus Tioga County An early pioneer of using electricity in logging camps , Landrus disappeared after the railroad was redirected through a different town. [ 53] [ 62] Laquin Bradford County Franklin Township 1902 Once a booming lumber town. [ 53] Laurel Run Luzerne County N/A Semi-abandoned Has experienced a sharp decline in residents due to the contamination caused by the Laurel Run mine fire , which started in 1915 and is still burning. Lausanne Lausanne Landing Carbon County Lily Pond An extremely small logging town on the Clarion River. [ 31] Livermore Westmoreland County Derry Township Submerged a Pennsylvania Canal ghost town under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake Loop Indiana County West Mahoning Township an iron furnace & coal mining ghost town Marburg Submerged Submerged under Lake Marburg . [ 63] Marietta Westmoreland County Ligonier Township a coal mining ghost town [ 64] Masten Lycoming County McIntyre Lycoming County McIntyre Township McKinley Elk County Highland Township a logging/oil drilling ghost town. [ 65] Meco Indiana County Brush Valley Township a coal mining ghost town [ 66] Middletown Located on the Clarion River between Corduroy and Rushland . [ 31] Milford Mills Submerged flooded by creation of Marsh Creek Lake Millwood Shaft Westmoreland County Derry Township [ 67] Nebraska Forest County [ 68] Nelsonville Elk County [ 69] Nemacolin Greene County Cumberland Township Formerly the site of the Buckeye Coal Mine . [ 70] New England Westmoreland County 1900 1932 A coal mining ghost town. [ 71] Newport Indiana County Blacklick Township Before colonization (possibly 8,000 years bce)
1820s Barren/historic A former Native American settlement. In 2019, Indiana University of Pennsylvania students of archaeology began excavation at the site. [ 72] Newtown Mills Forest County Kingsley Township [ citation needed ] Norwich McKean County A town that once housed 5,000 residents. [ 53] Old Patton (Wakena) Westmoreland County Bell Township a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Owl's Nest Elk County Highland Township a logging/oil drilling ghost town[ citation needed ] Pandamonia [ citation needed ] Peale Clearfield County Cooper Township coal mining ghost town Pemberton Huntingdon County Franklin Township [ citation needed ] Petroleum Center Venango County Cornplanter Township Pig’s Ear Elk County Highland Township Semi-abandoned an oil drilling ghost town Pithole Venango County Cornplanter Township an oil drilling ghost town Poe Mills Centre County A former logging town, now the site of Poe Paddy State Park . [ 73] Port Perry Allegheny County North Versailles Township 1945 Powelton Centre County a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Powelton Huntingdon County a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Quaker Bridge [ citation needed ] Rattling Run [ 52] Rausch Gap Lebanon County Cold Spring Township Red Hot Allegheny County West Deer Township Along Saxonburg Boulevard Red Shaft a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Ricketts Sullivan /Wyoming counties Colley (Sullivan) Forkston (Wyoming)
Robindale Indiana County a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Rushland Sackett, Rush Valley Bucks County Wrightstown Township 1730 Most famous for the old Rushland station . [ 74] Safe Harbor Lancaster County Conestoga Township See also Safe Harbor Dam . [ 75] Salemville Westmoreland County Salem Township A coal mining ghost town. [ 51] Scotia Centre County Patton Township 1922-1923 A mining town. [ 76] Scott Glenn Indiana County East Wheatfield Township a coal mining ghost town along the Ghost Town Trail .[ citation needed ] Shanktown Indiana County Green Township a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Shawmut Elk County Horton Township [ citation needed ] Sidney Indiana County Banks Township Located at Bear Run . [ 77] Silverton Schuylkill County [ citation needed ] Sligo Allegheny County Harrison Township [ citation needed ] Smokeless (Robindale) Indiana County East Wheatfield Township a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Snyder Indiana County Center Township A mining town. [ 78] Snydertown Westmoreland County Derry Township [ 79] Social Hall Submerged under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake . [ 46] Somerfield Somerset County 1943 Submerged under the waters of Youghiogheny River Lake , but in 1999 receding water levels began to reveal parts of the town. [ 80] Sonesville An obscure logging town. [ 53] Straight Elk County Submerged under the waters of East Branch Lake . [ 81] Stringtown Greene County [ citation needed ] Tambine Elk County Jones Township [ citation needed ] Tartown Wagamansville Adams County [ 82] Three Mile Elk County Highland Township oil drilling ghost town.[ citation needed ] Tohickon Village Bucks County Submerged under the waters of Lake Nockamixon Walston Jefferson County Young Township A coal company patch town . [ 83] Webster Indiana County a coal mining ghost town along the Ghost Town Trail .[ citation needed ] Wehrum Indiana County Buffington Township 1934 coal mining ghost town Wenona Allegheny County Forward Township a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] West Overton Historic [ 84] West Winfield Butler County Winfield Township A former company town which once housed a rail station . [ 85] Whiskey Run Indiana County Young Township A coal mining ghost town famous for multiple unsolved murders. [ 55] White Rock Armstrong County Gilpin Township a coal mining ghost town[ citation needed ] Wilmer [ 24] Wilsonville Submerged flooded to create Lake Wallenpaupack Windy City Elk County Highland Township [ citation needed ] Wistar Elk County [ 69] Yellow Dog Village Armstrong County Early 2010s Historic/neglected [ 30] Yellow Springs Lebanon County [ 52] Zanmore Clinton County [ citation needed ]