Ghost town | Municipality | Location | About | Peak population (year) | Latest population (year) |
Alderson | Cypress County | 50°16′59″N 111°19′59″W / 50.283°N 111.333°W / 50.283; -111.333 (Alderson) | | 161 (1911)[2] | |
Alexo | Clearwater County | 52°28′30″N 115°46′59″W / 52.475°N 115.783°W / 52.475; -115.783 (Alexo) | Former coal mining community[3] | 113 (1951)[4] | |
Allerston | County of Warner No. 5 | 49°08′42″N 111°45′50″W / 49.145°N 111.764°W / 49.145; -111.764 (Allerston) | | | |
Allingham | Kneehill County | 51°42′00″N 113°36′00″W / 51.700°N 113.600°W / 51.700; -113.600 (Allingham) | | | |
Ardley | Red Deer County[5] | 52°15′40″N 113°13′41″W / 52.261°N 113.228°W / 52.261; -113.228 (Ardley) | | | 17 (1991)[6] |
Altorado | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | | | | |
Amber Valley | Athabasca County | 54°43′59″N 112°55′01″W / 54.733°N 112.917°W / 54.733; -112.917 (Altorado) | | | |
Ansell | Yellowhead County | 53°33′25″N 116°31′30″W / 53.557°N 116.525°W / 53.557; -116.525 (Ansell) | | 272 (1951) | |
Anthracite | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | 51°11′56″N 115°30′00″W / 51.199°N 115.500°W / 51.199; -115.500 (Anthracite) | | 25 (1911)[7] | |
Ardenode | Wheatland County | 51°08′49″N 113°25′23″W / 51.147°N 113.423°W / 51.147; -113.423 (Ardenode) | | | 0 (2016)[8] |
Bankhead | Improvement District No. 9 (Banff National Park) | 51°12′00″N 115°31′59″W / 51.200°N 115.533°W / 51.200; -115.533 (Bankhead) | Former coal mining community | 694 (1911)[7] | |
Bardo | Beaver County | 53°18′07″N 112°41′06″W / 53.302°N 112.685°W / 53.302; -112.685 (Bardo) | | | |
Battle Bend | Flagstaff County | 52°26′02″N 111°26′38″W / 52.434°N 111.444°W / 52.434; -111.444 (Battle Bend) | | | |
Beazer | Cardston County | 49°06′58″N 113°28′52″W / 49.116°N 113.481°W / 49.116; -113.481 (Beazer) | | | 11 (2008)[9] |
Belloy | Birch Hills County | 55°45′00″N 118°15′00″W / 55.750°N 118.250°W / 55.750; -118.250 (Belloy) | | | |
Bickerdike | Yellowhead County | 53°32′38″N 116°38′31″W / 53.544°N 116.642°W / 53.544; -116.642 (Bickerdike) | Post office closed in 1956 | 150 (1911) | |
Bindloss | Special Area No. 2 | 50°52′44″N 110°16′34″W / 50.879°N 110.276°W / 50.879; -110.276 (Bindloss) | | | 14 (1991)[6] |
Bingham | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°28′48″N 111°16′34″W / 49.480°N 111.276°W / 49.480; -111.276 (Bingham) | | | |
Bliss | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W / 53.032; -117.327 | | 652 (1956)[10] | |
Bow City | Vulcan County | 50°25′30″N 112°16′23″W / 50.425°N 112.273°W / 50.425; -112.273 | http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/alberta/bowcity.htm | | |
Brush Hill | County of Minburn No. 27 | 53°34′15″N 111°57′36″W / 53.5707167°N 111.9601167°W / 53.5707167; -111.9601167 | | | |
Buffalo | Special Area No. 2 | 50°48′00″N 110°40′01″W / 50.800°N 110.667°W / 50.800; -110.667 (Buffalo) | | | |
Bulwark | County of Paintearth No. 18 | 52°15′00″N 111°34′59″W / 52.250°N 111.583°W / 52.250; -111.583 (Bulwark) | | | |
Butte | Clearwater County | 52°10′59″N 114°43′59″W / 52.183°N 114.733°W / 52.183; -114.733 (Butte) | | | |
Cadomin | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W / 53.032; -117.327 (Cadomin) | | 1,053 (1941)[4] | 40 (2016)[8] |
Cambria | Town of Drumheller | 51°23′46″N 112°35′35″W / 51.396°N 112.593°W / 51.396; -112.593 (Cambria) | | 239 (1951)[4] | |
Chisholm Mills | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 54°54′36″N 114°10′12″W / 54.910°N 114.170°W / 54.910; -114.170 (Chisholm Mills) | | 323 (1941)[4] | 25 (2016)[8] |
Coal Valley | Yellowhead County | 53°04′59″N 116°48′00″W / 53.083°N 116.800°W / 53.083; -116.800 (Coal Valley) | | 194 (1951)[4] | |
Coalspur | Yellowhead County | 53°10′59″N 117°01′01″W / 53.183°N 117.017°W / 53.183; -117.017 (Coalspur) | | 133 (1951)[4] | |
Commerce | Lethbridge County | 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939 (Commerce) | | 360 (1921)[2] | |
Conquerville | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°40′12″N 111°13′26″W / 49.670°N 111.224°W / 49.670; -111.224 (Conquerville) | | | |
Conrad | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°31′01″N 111°58′01″W / 49.517°N 111.967°W / 49.517; -111.967 (Conrad) | | | |
Del Bonita | Cardston County | 49°01′44″N 112°47′20″W / 49.029°N 112.789°W / 49.029; -112.789 (Del Bonita) | | | 8 (2008)[9] |
Dorothy | Special Area No. 2 | 51°18′00″N 112°19′01″W / 51.300°N 112.317°W / 51.300; -112.317 (Dorothy) | | | 14 (1991)[6] |
East Coulee | Town of Drumheller | 51°20′10″N 112°29′20″W / 51.336°N 112.489°W / 51.336; -112.489 (East Coulee) | | 1,831 (1941)[4] | 148 (2016)[8] |
Embarras Landing | Yellowhead County | 53°18′00″N 116°54′00″W / 53.300°N 116.900°W / 53.300; -116.900 (Embarras Landing) | | | |
Evarts | Red Deer County | 52°15′40″N 114°16′19″W / 52.261°N 114.272°W / 52.261; -114.272 (Evarts) | | 25 (1911)[2] | |
Faith | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°16′31″N 111°12′55″W / 49.2752°N 111.2152°W / 49.2752; -111.2152 (Faith) | | | |
Flowerdale[11] | Special Area No. 2 | 51°21′58″N 111°33′54″W / 51.366°N 111.565°W / 51.366; -111.565 (Flowerdale) | The settlement was abandoned in the early 1920s and destroyed by a prairie fire soon after.[12] Flowerdale had a post office, Flowerdale Holdings, a general store, a schoolhouse and many other businesses.[12] | | |
Foothills | Yellowhead County | | | 224 (1956)[10] | |
Frank | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | 49°36′00″N 114°24′18″W / 49.600°N 114.405°W / 49.600; -114.405 (Frank) | | 1,178 (1906)[13] | 85 (2016)[8] |
Frankburg[14] | Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 | 50°31′44″N 113°38′38″W / 50.529°N 113.644°W / 50.529; -113.644 (Frankburg) | | | |
Georgetown | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | 51°06′29″N 115°23′38″W / 51.108°N 115.394°W / 51.108; -115.394 (Georgetown) | | | |
Harrisville[15] | Cardston County | 49°09′32″N 113°38′28″W / 49.159°N 113.641°W / 49.159; -113.641 (Harrisville) | | | |
Judson | Cardston County | 49°31′59″N 112°21′00″W / 49.533°N 112.350°W / 49.533; -112.350 (Judson) | | | |
Kimball | Cardston County | 49°04′59″N 113°12′00″W / 49.083°N 113.200°W / 49.083; -113.200 (Kimball) | | | 26 (2008)[9] |
Kovach | Kananaskis Improvement District | 50°55′59″N 115°12′00″W / 50.933°N 115.200°W / 50.933; -115.200 (Kovach) | | | |
Legend | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°28′55″N 111°35′53″W / 49.482°N 111.598°W / 49.482; -111.598 (Legend) | | | |
Lehigh | Town of Drumheller | 51°21′14″N 112°30′50″W / 51.354°N 112.514°W / 51.354; -112.514 (Lehigh) | | 133 (1941)[4] | |
Lille | Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 | 49°39′04″N 114°23′53″W / 49.651°N 114.398°W / 49.651; -114.398 (Lille) | | 413[2] (1906)[2] | |
Luscar | Yellowhead County | 53°04′05″N 117°24′00″W / 53.068°N 117.400°W / 53.068; -117.400 (Luscar) | Former coal mining community | 620 (1941)[4] | |
Mannix | Brazeau County | | | 369 (1961)[2] | |
Maybutt | County of Warner No. 5 | 49°31′05″N 112°31′41″W / 49.518°N 112.528°W / 49.518; -112.528 (Maybutt) | | | |
Mercoal | Yellowhead County | 53°10′01″N 117°04′59″W / 53.167°N 117.083°W / 53.167; -117.083 (Mercoal) | Former coal mining community | 977 (1951)[4] | |
Mintlaw | Red Deer County | 52°13′19″N 113°54′50″W / 52.222°N 113.914°W / 52.222; -113.914 (Mintlaw) | | | |
Mitford | Rocky View County | 51°12′43″N 114°33′04″W / 51.212°N 114.551°W / 51.212; -114.551 (Mitford) | | | |
Mountain Park | Yellowhead County | 52°55′01″N 117°16′01″W / 52.917°N 117.267°W / 52.917; -117.267 (Mountain Park) | Former coal mining community | | |
Nordegg | Clearwater County | 52°28′05″N 116°04′52″W / 52.468°N 116.081°W / 52.468; -116.081 (Nordegg) | Former coal mining community/National Historic Site | 875 (1951)[4] | 53 (1986)[16] |
Pakowki | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°27′58″N 110°56′53″W / 49.466°N 110.948°W / 49.466; -110.948 (Pakowki) | | | |
Passburg | Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | 49°33′25″N 114°20′24″W / 49.557°N 114.340°W / 49.557; -114.340 (Passburg) | | 305 (1911)[7] | |
Port Cornwall | Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 | 55°10′01″N 114°03′29″W / 55.167°N 114.058°W / 55.167; -114.058 (Port Cornwall) | | 200 (1913)[17] | |
Pendant d'Oreille | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°12′11″N 110°52′01″W / 49.203°N 110.867°W / 49.203; -110.867 (Pendant d'Oreille) | | | |
Queenstown | Vulcan County | 50°38′17″N 112°56′17″W / 50.638°N 112.938°W / 50.638; -112.938 (Queenstown) | | 666 (1911)[7] | 8 (2007)[9] |
Raley | Cardston County | 49°17′28″N 113°10′55″W / 49.291°N 113.182°W / 49.291; -113.182 (Raley) | | | |
Retlaw | Municipal District of Taber | 50°04′01″N 112°16′01″W / 50.067°N 112.267°W / 50.067; -112.267 (Retlaw) | | 154 (1921)[2] | |
Rowley | Starland County | 51°45′54″N 112°47′17″W / 51.765°N 112.788°W / 51.765; -112.788 (Rowley) | | 76 (1951)[4] | 8 (2013)[18] |
Royalties | Foothills County | 50°33′18″N 114°13′52″W / 50.555°N 114.231°W / 50.555; -114.231 (Royalties) | | 824 (1941)[4] | |
St. Michael | Lamont County | 52°49′55″N 112°37′44″W / 52.832°N 112.629°W / 52.832; -112.629 (St. Michael) | | 342 (1951)[4] | 39 (1991)[6] |
Seebe | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 | 51°05′46″N 115°03′53″W / 51.096°N 115.0648°W / 51.096; -115.0648 (Seebe) | | 147 (1951)[4] | 0 (2016)[8] |
Sterco | Yellowhead County | 53°06′00″N 116°49′41″W / 53.100°N 116.828°W / 53.100; -116.828 (Sterco) | | 224 (1941)[4] | |
Taylorville | Cardston County | 49°01′59″N 113°07′01″W / 49.033°N 113.117°W / 49.033; -113.117 (Taylorville) | | | |
Tollerton | Yellowhead County | 53°32′10″N 116°28′08″W / 53.536°N 116.469°W / 53.536; -116.469 (Tollerton) | | 180 (1916)[19] | |
Travers | Vulcan County | 50°15′07″N 112°32′53″W / 50.252°N 112.548°W / 50.252; -112.548 (Travers) | | | 0 (2007)[9] |
Twin River | Cardston County | | | | |
Violet Grove | Brazeau County | 53°09′47″N 115°02′17″W / 53.163°N 115.038°W / 53.163; -115.038 (Violet Grove) | | 712 (1956)[10] | 141 (2005)[20] |
Wardlow | Special Area No. 2 | 50°54′22″N 111°33′04″W / 50.906°N 111.551°W / 50.906; -111.551 (Wardlow) | | | 28 (1991)[6] |
Wayne | Town of Drumheller | 51°22′55″N 112°39′36″W / 51.382°N 112.660°W / 51.382; -112.660 (Wayne) | | 601 (1941)[4] | |
Whiskey Gap | Cardston County | 49°01′59″N 113°01′59″W / 49.033°N 113.033°W / 49.033; -113.033 (Whiskey Gap) | | | |
Whitford | Lamont County | 53°52′01″N 112°13′01″W / 53.867°N 112.217°W / 53.867; -112.217 (Whitford) | | | 6 (1981)[21] |
Whitla | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°52′01″N 111°03′00″W / 49.867°N 111.050°W / 49.867; -111.050 (Whitla) | | | |
Wimborne | Kneehill County | 51°51′54″N 113°35′38″W / 51.865°N 113.594°W / 51.865; -113.594 (Wimborne) | | 90 (1951)[4] | 20 (2016)[8] |
Windfall | Woodlands County | 54°11′13″N 116°13′08″W / 54.187°N 116.219°W / 54.187; -116.219 (Windfall) | Former gas plant community founded by Canadian Fina Oil Ltd.[22] | 101 (1961)[2] | |
Winnifred | County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 49°54′00″N 111°12′00″W / 49.900°N 111.200°W / 49.900; -111.200 (Winnifred) | | 80 (1941)[4] | |
Woolford | Cardston County | 49°10′59″N 113°07′59″W / 49.183°N 113.133°W / 49.183; -113.133 (Woolford) | | | 13 (1986)[16] |
Wostok | Lamont County | 53°51′00″N 112°28′01″W / 53.850°N 112.467°W / 53.850; -112.467 (Wostok) | | | 15 (1991)[6] |
Yates | Yellowhead County | 53°01′55″N 117°19′37″W / 53.032°N 117.327°W / 53.032; -117.327 (Yates) | | 301 (1951)[4] | |