List of ghost towns in Idaho

The following is a list of ghost towns in Idaho. A ghost town is an abandoned village, town or city, usually one which contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions or uncontrolled lawlessness.

Barren site

 * Sites no longer in existence
 * Sites that have been destroyed
 * Covered with water
 * Reverted to pasture
 * May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

Neglected site

 * Only rubble left
 * Roofless building ruins
 * Buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

Abandoned site

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Buildings and houses all abandoned
 * No population, except caretaker
 * Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

Semi-abandoned site

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Buildings and houses largely abandoned
 * Few residents
 * Many abandoned buildings
 * Small population



Historic community

 * Building or houses still standing
 * Still a busy community
 * Smaller than its boom years
 * Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.