THURMOND, WV (WVNS) – A documentary about a Fayette County town is currently in production. The film titled “Almost Ghost Town” will chronicle the history of the railroad town of Thurmond. One of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle ...

Abandoned buildings in Bannack ghost town, Montana - Sue Smith/Shutterstock As the United States began expanding westward after the American Revolution, new settlements sprang up across the prairies ...

The Earth is constantly changing, and sometimes that change comes at the cost of entire communities. Over the centuries, countless towns, cities, and even entire communities have disappeared, ...

Tucked away in northern Washington along the Canadian border is Okanogan County, a wild, rugged area filled with ghost towns that are chilling reminders of the Evergreen State's mining past. Okanogan ...

As Halloween approaches, people may be looking for some spooky exploring to do in the Silver State. Luckily for Nevadans, their home state has hundreds of ghost towns perfect for a scare or historical ...

The News Herald has been investigating several "ghost towns" in Bay County, Florida. A new interactive map showcases 20 lost communities. At least six communities were displaced in 1941 to make way ...