List of ghost towns in British Columbia
This is a list of ghost towns in the Canadian province of British Columbia, including those still partly inhabited or even overtaken by modern towns, as well as those completely abandoned or derelict. Region of location and associated events or enterprises are included.
Ghost Towns | Alternate Name(s) | Locality/Region | Regional district | Location (BCGNIS) | Events/Activity | Company town | Peak population & era | Latest population | Lifespan |
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Aleza Lake | Robson Valley, British Columbia | Fraser-Fort George | 54°07′00″N 122°02′00″W / 54.11667°N 122.03333°W / 54.11667; -122.03333 (Aleza Lake) (BCGNIS) | Railway station | 200 | 7 | 1914–1999 | ||
Alice Arm | Alice Arm, Observatory Inlet North Coast | Kitimat–Stikine | 55°29′00″N 129°28′00″W / 55.48333°N 129.46667°W / 55.48333; -129.46667 (Alice Arm) (BCGNIS) | Base for mining operations up the Kitsault River to the Cambria Icefield | |||||
Allenby | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°25′00″N 120°31′00″W / 49.41667°N 120.51667°W / 49.41667; -120.51667 (Allenby) (BCGNIS) | copper mining; see Copper Mountain | |||||
Alta Lake | now part of Whistler | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°08′30″N 122°57′20″W / 50.14167°N 122.95556°W / 50.14167; -122.95556 (Alta Lake) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Alvin | Pitt Lake | Fraser Valley | 49°36′N 122°38′W / 49.600°N 122.633°W / 49.600; -122.633 (Alvin) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Anaconda | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°05′05″N 118°40′59″W / 49.08472°N 118.68306°W / 49.08472; -118.68306 (Anaconda) (BCGNIS) | copper mining & smelter | Anaconda Copper | 1894-1924(?) | |||
Antler Creek | Antler | Cariboo | Cariboo | 53°16′N 121°20′W / 53.267°N 121.333°W / 53.267; -121.333 (Antler Creek) (BCGNIS) (location of creek mouth, may be incorrect for settlement) | gold | ||||
Anyox | North Coast (Observatory Inlet) | Kitimat–Stikine | 55°25′N 129°49′W / 55.417°N 129.817°W / 55.417; -129.817 (Anyox) (BCGNIS) | mining & smelter | Granby Mining & Smelter Co. | 10 | |||
Arrowhead | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°42′40″N 117°55′15″W / 50.71111°N 117.92083°W / 50.71111; -117.92083 (Arrowhead) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Bamberton | Vancouver Island | Cowichan Valley | 48°35′09″N 123°31′20″W / 48.58583°N 123.52222°W / 48.58583; -123.52222 (Bamberton) (BCGNIS) | Cement plant | BC Cement Company | 1912–1980 | |||
Barkerville | Cariboo | Cariboo | 53°04′00″N 121°31′00″W / 53.06667°N 121.51667°W / 53.06667; -121.51667 (Barkerville) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Gold Rush | 16,000 | 100 (staff) | |||
Barkley Valley | Cayoosh Range, Lillooet Country | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°29′N 122°20′W / 50.483°N 122.333°W / 50.483; -122.333 (Barnet) (BCGNIS) | Barkley Valley Mines, Ltd - gold/silver | 0 | ||||
Barnet | Burnaby (Burrard Inlet) | Metro Vancouver | 49°18′N 122°55′W / 49.300°N 122.917°W / 49.300; -122.917 (Barnet) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Baynes Lake | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°14′N 115°13′W / 49.233°N 115.217°W / 49.233; -115.217 (Baynes Lake) (BCGNIS) | sawmill & railway | Adolph Lumber Company | 280 | |||
Bennett | Bennett Lake, Bennett Lake City | Klondike Gold Rush | 59°51′00″N 135°00′00″W / 59.85000°N 135.00000°W / 59.85000; -135.00000 (Bennett) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Big Bar | Sixty Mile, Big Bar Ferry | Fraser Canyon | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°50′00″N 122°49′00″W / 50.83333°N 122.81667°W / 50.83333; -122.81667 (Big Bar) (BCGNIS) (record is for Big Bar Creek) | 2,000 | 50 (IR) | |||
Big Bend | Columbia | Columbia-Shuswap | Big Bend Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Birmingham | Prince George | Fraser-Fort George | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction/realty promotion | 0 | |||||
Blackfoot | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | Similkameen Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Blakeburn | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°28′54″N 120°44′25″W / 49.48167°N 120.74028°W / 49.48167; -120.74028 (Blakeburn) (BCGNIS) | Coal Mining | Coalmont Collieries (1927–1940) | 250 (ca1932) | 0 | ||
Boothroyd | Boothroyd, Canyon Alpine | Fraser Canyon | Fraser Valley | 49°57′55″N 121°29′00″W / 49.96528°N 121.48333°W / 49.96528; -121.48333 (Boothroyd's) (BCGNIS) | CPR | ||||
Boston Bar | Quayome | Fraser Canyon | Fraser Valley | 49°52′N 121°26′W / 49.867°N 121.433°W / 49.867; -121.433 (Boston Bar) (BCGNIS) | CPR | ||||
Boundary Falls | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°02′00″N 118°42′00″W / 49.03333°N 118.70000°W / 49.03333; -118.70000 (Boundary Falls) (BCGNIS) | smelter & railway | 0 | ||||
Bullion | Cariboo | Cariboo | 52°37′N 121°39′W / 52.617°N 121.650°W / 52.617; -121.650 (Bullion) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Gold Rush | 0 | ||||
Bralorne | Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°46′00″N 122°49′00″W / 50.76667°N 122.81667°W / 50.76667; -122.81667 (Bralorne) (BCGNIS) | gold mining | 8,000 | 300 | |||
Bradian | Bralorne Third Townsite | Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°46′10″N 122°47′30″W / 50.76944°N 122.79167°W / 50.76944; -122.79167 (Bradian) (BCGNIS) | 2,000 | 20 | |||
Brexton | Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°50′00″N 122°49′00″W / 50.83333°N 122.81667°W / 50.83333; -122.81667 (Brexton) (BCGNIS) | 3,000 | 20 | ||||
Bridge River | Six Mile, Lower Fountains, Lower Fountain | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°50′00″N 122°49′00″W / 50.83333°N 122.81667°W / 50.83333; -122.81667 (Bridge River) (BCGNIS) | 3,000 | 50 (IR) | |||
Britannia Beach | Britannia; there were two towns, one called Mount Sheer or The Townsite on the mountain, and The Beach at sea level | Howe Sound | Squamish-Lillooet | 49°38′00″N 123°12′00″W / 49.63333°N 123.20000°W / 49.63333; -123.20000 (Britannia Beach) (BCGNIS) | copper mining (hard rock)and milling | 1904-1959 Britannia Mining & Smelting Company; 1959-1962 Howe Sound Company; 1962-1974 Anaconda | several thousands in the 1940s and 1950s | approx. 300 | 1904-1974 (now site of Britannia Mine Museum) |
Brooklyn | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 0 | ||||||
Butedale | Central Coast | Central Coast | 53°09′00″N 128°42′00″W / 53.15000°N 128.70000°W / 53.15000; -128.70000 (Butedale) (BCGNIS) | 2,000 | 10 | ||||
Camborne | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°47′N 117°38′W / 50.783°N 117.633°W / 50.783; -117.633 (Camborne) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Camerontown | Cameronton | Cariboo | Cariboo | 53°04′30″N 121°30′30″W / 53.07500°N 121.50833°W / 53.07500; -121.50833 (Camerontown) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Camp McKinney | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°07′00″N 119°11′00″W / 49.11667°N 119.18333°W / 49.11667; -119.18333 (Camp McKinney) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Cape Scott | Vancouver Island | Mount Waddington | 50°47′N 128°20′W / 50.783°N 128.333°W / 50.783; -128.333 (Cape Scott) (BCGNIS) | religious colony (Danes) | 500 | 10 | |||
Carmi | Okanagan | Kootenay Boundary | 49°30′N 119°07′W / 49.500°N 119.117°W / 49.500; -119.117 (Carmi) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Cascade City | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°12′N 118°12′W / 49.200°N 118.200°W / 49.200; -118.200 (Cascade City) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Cassiar | Cassiar | 49°01′N 118°12′W / 49.017°N 118.200°W / 49.017; -118.200 (Cassiar) (BCGNIS) | Cassiar Gold Rush and later mining | 1,500 | 0 | 1952-1992 | |||
Cassidy | Vancouver Island | Nanaimo | 49°03′N 123°53′W / 49.050°N 123.883°W / 49.050; -123.883 (Cassidy) (BCGNIS) | coal mining | 976 | ||||
Caycuse | Vancouver Island | Cowichan Valley | 48°53′N 124°22′W / 48.883°N 124.367°W / 48.883; -124.367 (Caycuse) (BCGNIS) | logging, sawmill & railway | British Columbia Forest Products | 400+ | 52 | ||
Centreville | Cassiar | 59°17′N 129°24′W / 59.283°N 129.400°W / 59.283; -129.400 (Centreville) (BCGNIS) | |||||||
Cherryville | Okanagan (northern Monashees) | North Okanagan | 50°14′30″N 118°37′00″W / 50.24167°N 118.61667°W / 50.24167; -118.61667 (Cherryville) (BCGNIS) | 1000 | |||||
Circle City | Upper Arrow Lake-Kootenay Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°45′40″N 117°26′45″W / 50.76111°N 117.44583°W / 50.76111; -117.44583 (Circle City) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Clayburn | Abbotsford | Fraser Valley | 49°05′N 122°16′W / 49.083°N 122.267°W / 49.083; -122.267 (Clayburn) (BCGNIS) | clay mining/brickery | 0 | ||||
Coal Creek | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°29′10″N 114°59′00″W / 49.48611°N 114.98333°W / 49.48611; -114.98333 (Coal Creek) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Coalmont | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°30′37″N 120°41′34″W / 49.51028°N 120.69278°W / 49.51028; -120.69278 (Coalmont) (BCGNIS) | Coal Mining | Columbia Coal & Coke (est.1911) | 400 (c. 1926) | 80 | ||
Cody | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 49°58′N 117°12′W / 49.967°N 117.200°W / 49.967; -117.200 (Cody) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Columbia | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Comaplix | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°45′N 117°46′W / 50.750°N 117.767°W / 50.750; -117.767 (Comaplix) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Copper Mountain | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°19′30″N 120°32′20″W / 49.32500°N 120.53889°W / 49.32500; -120.53889 (Copper Mountain) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Corbin | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°31′N 114°39′W / 49.517°N 114.650°W / 49.517; -114.650 (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Coryell | Gladstone | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°09′N 118°06′W / 49.150°N 118.100°W / 49.150; -118.100 (Coryell) (BCGNIS) | Burnt Basin Gold Rush | 0 | |||
Craigellachie | Eagle Pass | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°58′N 118°43′W / 50.967°N 118.717°W / 50.967; -118.717 (Craigellachie) (BCGNIS) | CPR construction | |||||
Deadwood | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°06′N 118°42′W / 49.100°N 118.700°W / 49.100; -118.700 (Deadwood) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Dease Lake | Dease Lake Post | Cassiar-|Stikine | Kitimat–Stikine | 58°26′00″N 130°01′27″W / 58.43333°N 130.02417°W / 58.43333; -130.02417 (Dease Lake) (BCGNIS) | Cassiar Gold Rush; seat of Cassiar Mining District | 500 | |||
Derby | Old Fort Langley | Fraser Valley | Metro Vancouver | founding of Colony of British Columbia-Fraser Canyon Gold Rush | 40 (now rural area in Langley) | ||||
Discovery | Cassiar | 59°36′N 133°33′W / 59.600°N 133.550°W / 59.600; -133.550 (Discovery) (BCGNIS) | |||||||
Donald | Revelstoke | Columbia-Shuswap | 51°29′45″N 117°10′25″W / 51.49583°N 117.17361°W / 51.49583; -117.17361 (Donald) (BCGNIS) | CPR construction | |||||
Duncan City | Howser | Kootenay Lake | Central Kootenay | 50°18′N 116°57′W / 50.300°N 116.950°W / 50.300; -116.950 (BCGNIS) | |||||
Dunkeld | Manson Creek | Omineca | Bulkley-Nechako | (BCGNIS) | Omineca Gold Rush | ||||
Eagle Pass Landing | Shuswap | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°57′55″N 118°22′10″W / 50.96528°N 118.36944°W / 50.96528; -118.36944 (Eagle Pass Landing) (BCGNIS) (record is for Eagle Pass) | CPR construction | near today's Sicamous | ||||
East New Hazelton | Hazelton area | Kitimat–Stikine | 55°15′N 127°40′W / 55.250°N 127.667°W / 55.250; -127.667 (East New Hazelton) (BCGNIS) (record is for Hazelton) | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction/realty promotion | 0 | ||||
East Princeton | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 0 | ||||||
Eholt | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°09′30″N 118°32′30″W / 49.15833°N 118.54167°W / 49.15833; -118.54167 (Eholt) (BCGNIS) | railway | 0 | ||||
Emory City | Emory, Emory Bar | Fraser Canyon | Fraser Valley | 49°31′00″N 121°25′00″W / 49.51667°N 121.41667°W / 49.51667; -121.41667 (Emory City) (BCGNIS) | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush & CPR construction | 1858–1885 | |||
Fairview | Okanagan | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°10′30″N 119°36′00″W / 49.17500°N 119.60000°W / 49.17500; -119.60000 (Fairview) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Ferguson | Upper Arrow Lake-Kootenay Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°41′N 117°29′W / 50.683°N 117.483°W / 50.683; -117.483 (Ferguson) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Field | Kicking Horse River Valley, Yoho National Park | Columbia-Shuswap | 51°39′50″N 116°49′00″W / 51.66389°N 116.81667°W / 51.66389; -116.81667 (Field) (BCGNIS) | Railway construction, mining | 3,000 | 170 | |||
Fisherville | Wild Horse, Kootenai, Kootenay, Kootenais | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°39′19″N 115°35′39″W / 49.65528°N 115.59417°W / 49.65528; -115.59417 (Fisherville) (BCGNIS) | Wild Horse Creek Gold Rush | 1000 | 0 | 1863–1880 | |
Fort Berens | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°41′20″N 121°55′00″W / 50.68889°N 121.91667°W / 50.68889; -121.91667 (BCGNIS) | fur trade, gold rush | 0 | never finished construction; adjacent to Parsonville and Marysville | |||
Fort Fraser | Nechako (New Caledonia) | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°04′N 124°33′W / 54.067°N 124.550°W / 54.067; -124.550 (Fort Fraser) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Fort Keremeos | Fort Similkameen | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°12′N 119°50′W / 49.200°N 119.833°W / 49.200; -119.833 (Fort Keremeos) (BCGNIS) | 0 | ||||
Fort Kilmaurs | Fort Babine, Babine | Babine Lake (New Caledonia) | Bulkley-Nechako | 55°19′05″N 126°37′20″W / 55.31806°N 126.62222°W / 55.31806; -126.62222 (Fort Babine) (BCGNIS) | 0 | ||||
Fort Kootenay | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 0 | ||||||
Fort Rupert | Vancouver Island | Mount Waddington | 50°42′N 127°25′W / 50.700°N 127.417°W / 50.700; -127.417 (Fort Rupert) (BCGNIS) | coal mining | 0 | ||||
Fort Shepherd | Fort Sheppard, Sheppard | West Kootenay | Kootenay-Boundary | fur trade | 0 | ||||
Fort Steele | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°37′N 115°38′W / 49.617°N 115.633°W / 49.617; -115.633 (Fort Steele) (BCGNIS) | Wild Horse Creek War (see Fisherville) | staff | ||||
Fountain | Upper Fountains, The Fountain, Fountain Flats | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°45′00″N 121°53′00″W / 50.75000°N 121.88333°W / 50.75000; -121.88333 (Fountain) (BCGNIS) | 300 | ||||
Freeport | Burns Lake area | Bulkley-Nechako | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction/realty promotion | 0 | |||||
Galena Bay | Galena | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°40′N 117°51′W / 50.667°N 117.850°W / 50.667; -117.850 (Galena Bay) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Garibaldi | Cheakamus River | Squamish-Lillooet | 49°58′N 123°09′W / 49.967°N 123.150°W / 49.967; -123.150 (Garibaldi) (BCGNIS | railway lodge, ski cabins (see The Barrier) | |||||
Gerrard | Upper Arrow Lake-Kootenay Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°31′N 117°17′W / 50.517°N 117.283°W / 50.517; -117.283 (Gerrard) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Germansen's Landing | Germansen Creek | Omineca Country | Bulkley-Nechako | 55°47′N 124°42′W / 55.783°N 124.700°W / 55.783; -124.700 (Germansen's Landing) (BCGNIS) | Omineca Gold Rush | ||||
Gladstone | Coryell | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°09′N 118°06′W / 49.150°N 118.100°W / 49.150; -118.100 (Gladstone) (BCGNIS) | Burnt Basin Gold Rush | 0 | |||
Gold Bridge | Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°51′N 122°50′W / 50.850°N 122.833°W / 50.850; -122.833 (Gold Bridge) (BCGNIS) | 3,000 | 300 | ||||
Gold Hill | Kootenay Lake | Central Kootenay | 50°23′N 117°05′W / 50.383°N 117.083°W / 50.383; -117.083 (Gold Hill) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Goldfields | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | |||||||
Granite Creek | Granite City, Granite | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°30′16″N 120°40′50″W / 49.50444°N 120.68056°W / 49.50444; -120.68056 (Granite City) (BCGNIS) | Tulameen Gold Rush | 2000 (c. 1886) | 0 | ||
Greenwood | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°06′N 118°41′W / 49.100°N 118.683°W / 49.100; -118.683 (Greenwood) (BCGNIS) | copper/galena mining & smelting | 8,000 | 500 | 1897–present | ||
Green River | Soo Valley | now part of Whistler | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°13′N 122°53′W / 50.217°N 122.883°W / 50.217; -122.883 (Green River) (BCGNIS) | mill camp, later hippie/skier squat | BCR/PGE station was "Parkhurst". BC Geographical Names. | |||
Grouse Creek | Cariboo | Cariboo | Grouse Creek War | ||||||
Harewood | mid-Vancouver Island | Nanaimo | |||||||
Harrison Mills | Carnarvon | Fraser Valley | Fraser Valley | 49°15′N 121°57′W / 49.250°N 121.950°W / 49.250; -121.950 (Harrison Mills) (BCGNIS) | sawmill & railway | 3,000 | 30 | ||
Hedley | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°21′N 120°04′W / 49.350°N 120.067°W / 49.350; -120.067 (Hedley) (BCGNIS) | gold mining | 300 | ||||
Hendrix Lake | Cariboo | Cariboo | 52°05′50″N 120°47′25″W / 52.09722°N 120.79028°W / 52.09722; -120.79028 (Hendrix Lake) (BCGNIS) | Boss Mountain Mine (molybdenum) | Noranda (mining company) | 300-500 (late 60's) | 6 (approx) | 1965-1972 (now primarily a cottage community) | |
Hill's Bar | Fraser Canyon, 10 mi. south of Yale | Fraser Valley | 49°32′N 121°25′W / 49.533°N 121.417°W / 49.533; -121.417 (Hill's Bar) (BCGNIS) | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush | 0 | ||||
Hogem | Old Hogem | Omineca | Bulkley-Nechako | Omineca Gold Rush | |||||
Holberg | Vancouver Island | Mount Waddington | 50°39′N 128°01′W / 50.650°N 128.017°W / 50.650; -128.017 (Holberg) (BCGNIS) | religious colony (Danes); CFB Holberg (DEW Line) | 500 | 10 | |||
Howellton | Omineca Country | Bulkley-Nechako | Omineca Gold Rush | ||||||
Illecillewaet | Revelstoke | Columbia-Shuswap | 51°11′N 117°45′W / 51.183°N 117.750°W / 51.183; -117.750 (Illecillewaet) (BCGNIS) | CPR construction | |||||
Iron Bay | Indian Arm | Lower Mainland | 49°26′55″N 122°51′32″W / 49.44861°N 122.85889°W / 49.44861; -122.85889 (Iron Bay) (BCGNIS) | Quarrying, Logging | |||||
Kansas | Cariboo | Cariboo | |||||||
Keefers | Keefer, Keefer's | Fraser Canyon | Fraser Valley | near North Bend | railway (CPR?) | ||||
Keithley Creek | Cariboo | Cariboo | 52°46′N 121°25′W / 52.767°N 121.417°W / 52.767; -121.417 (Keithley Creek) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Gold Rush | 40 | ||||
Keremeos Centre | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°12′N 119°50′W / 49.200°N 119.833°W / 49.200; -119.833 (Keremeos) (BCGNIS) (record is for Keremeos) | 0 | |||||
Kerr Creek | Similkameen | Yale-Similkameen | 49°03′N 118°45′W / 49.050°N 118.750°W / 49.050; -118.750 (Kerr Creek) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Kitsault | North Coast (Observatory Inlet) | Kitimat–Stikine | 55°27′25″N 129°28′36″W / 55.45694°N 129.47667°W / 55.45694; -129.47667 (Kitsault) (BCGNIS) | Molybdenum mining & processing. | Amax of Canada Ltd. | 1200 | 1978–1983 | ||
Laketon | Cassiar District | 58°42′N 130°06′W / 58.700°N 130.100°W / 58.700; -130.100 (Laketon) (BCGNIS) | |||||||
Lardeau City | Upper Arrow Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | |||||||
Leadville | Summit City | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 0 | |||||
Leechtown | Vancouver Island | Capital | 48°29′N 123°43′W / 48.483°N 123.717°W / 48.483; -123.717 (Leechtown) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Lemon Creek | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 49°42′N 117°28′W / 49.700°N 117.467°W / 49.700; -117.467 (Lemon Creek) (BCGNIS) | Mining, Japanese internment | |||||
Lumberton | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°25′N 115°52′W / 49.417°N 115.867°W / 49.417; -115.867 (Lumberton) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
McDame | Fort McDame, McDame Post | Cassiar | 59°11′00″N 129°14′00″W / 59.18333°N 129.23333°W / 59.18333; -129.23333 (McDame) (BCGNIS) | Cassiar Gold Rush | |||||
McGillivray Falls | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°37′N 122°26′W / 50.617°N 122.433°W / 50.617; -122.433 (McGillivray Falls) (BCGNIS) | railway resort | |||||
Manson Creek | Omineca | Bulkley-Nechako | 55°40′N 124°29′W / 55.667°N 124.483°W / 55.667; -124.483 (Manson Creek) (BCGNIS) | Omineca Gold Rush | |||||
Mica | Columbia | Columbia-Shuswap | Big Bend Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Michel | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | CNP Coal | CPR | 1200 | 0 | 1898–1970 | ||
Minto City | Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 2,500 | 0 | |||||
Monashee Townsite | Okanagan | 0 | |||||||
Morrissey | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°23′N 115°01′W / 49.383°N 115.017°W / 49.383; -115.017 (Morrissey) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Morrissey Mines | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°21′15″N 115°00′15″W / 49.35417°N 115.00417°W / 49.35417; -115.00417 (Morrissey Mines) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Moyie City | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°18′N 115°50′W / 49.300°N 115.833°W / 49.300; -115.833 (Moyie City) (BCGNIS) | 450 | |||||
Natal | East Kootenay | Sparwood (As of 1966) | |||||||
Nashton | Zwicky | Kootenay Lake | Central Kootenay | 49°55′15″N 116°59′10″W / 49.92083°N 116.98611°W / 49.92083; -116.98611 (Nashton) (BCGNIS) | |||||
New Denver | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 49°59′30″N 117°22′55″W / 49.99167°N 117.38194°W / 49.99167; -117.38194 (New Denver) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
New Hogem | Hogem; see also Old Hogem | Omineca Country | Bulkley-Nechako | Omineca Gold Rush | |||||
Niagara | Boundary Country | Kootenay Boundary | 49°06′N 118°28′W / 49.100°N 118.467°W / 49.100; -118.467 (Niagara) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
North Bend | Boston Bar (Name moved across the river when this community was renamed.) | Fraser Canyon | Fraser Valley | 49°53′N 123°27′W / 49.883°N 123.450°W / 49.883; -123.450 (North Bend) (BCGNIS) | CPR | ||||
Ocean Falls | Central Coast | Central Coast | 52°21′20″N 127°41′20″W / 52.35556°N 127.68889°W / 52.35556; -127.68889 (Ocean Falls) (BCGNIS) | 50 | |||||
Okanagan Mission | Okanagan | Central Okanagan | 49°49′N 119°29′W / 49.817°N 119.483°W / 49.817; -119.483 (Okanagan Mission) (BCGNIS) | (now part of Greater Kelowna) | |||||
Olalla | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°16′N 119°50′W / 49.267°N 119.833°W / 49.267; -119.833 (Olalla) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Omineca City | Omineca | Bulkley-Nechako | Omineca Gold Rush | ||||||
Parkhurst Ghost Town | Parkhurst | Whistler | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°09′38″N 122°55′01″W / 50.16064°N 122.91698°W / 50.16064; -122.91698 | Logging outpost | Barr Brothers Logging Company[1] | 70 (c.1930)[2] | 0 | 1923–1966 |
Parsonville | Parsonsville | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush | 0 | ||||
Pemberton Meadows | Lillooet | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°26′30″N 122°55′00″W / 50.44167°N 122.91667°W / 50.44167; -122.91667 (Pemberton Meadows) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Phoenix | Greenwood Camp | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°06′N 118°35′W / 49.100°N 118.583°W / 49.100; -118.583 (Phoenix) (BCGNIS) | Copper mining | Granby Co. | 4,000 (1919?) | 0 | 1891–1951 |
Pinchi Lake | Omineca | Bulkley-Nechako | 54°38′N 124°25′W / 54.633°N 124.417°W / 54.633; -124.417 (Pinchi Lake) (BCGNIS) | Mercury mining | Tech Resources (formally Cominco Ltd.)[3] | 0 | 1940–1944, 1968–1975 | ||
Poplar Creek | Kootenay Lake | Central Kootenay | 50°25′N 117°08′W / 50.417°N 117.133°W / 50.417; -117.133 (Poplar Creek) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Port Douglas | Lillooet River-Harrison Lake | Fraser Valley | 49°46′N 122°10′W / 49.767°N 122.167°W / 49.767; -122.167 (Port Douglas) (BCGNIS) | Fraser Canyon Gold Rush | 30 (Xa'xtsa people) | ||||
Port Essington | North Coast | North Coast | 54°09′N 129°58′W / 54.150°N 129.967°W / 54.150; -129.967 (Port Essington) (BCGNIS) | ||||||
Porter Landing | Cassiar District | 58°48′N 130°06′W / 58.800°N 130.100°W / 58.800; -130.100 (Porter Landing) (BCGNIS) | |||||||
Quesnel Forks | Cariboo | Cariboo | 52°40′N 121°40′W / 52.667°N 121.667°W / 52.667; -121.667 (Quesnel Forks) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Gold Rush | |||||
Red Gap | Vancouver Island | Nanaimo | 49°15′11″N 124°10′16″W / 49.25306°N 124.17111°W / 49.25306; -124.17111 (Red Gap) | Straits Lumber Co | 0 | 1912–1942 (some milling to 1950) | |||
Retallack | Whitewater, White Water | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 50°03′N 117°08′W / 50.050°N 117.133°W / 50.050; -117.133 (Retallack) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Richfield | Cariboo | Cariboo | Cariboo Gold Rush | ||||||
Rock Creek | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 49°03′N 119°00′W / 49.050°N 119.000°W / 49.050; -119.000 (Rock Creek) (BCGNIS) | 500 (area) | |||||
Sandon | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 49°59′N 117°14′W / 49.983°N 117.233°W / 49.983; -117.233 (Sandon) (BCGNIS) | 10(area) | |||||
Shalalth | Bridge River | Seton Lake, Bridge River | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°44′N 122°13′W / 50.733°N 122.217°W / 50.733; -122.217 (Shalalth) (BCGNIS) | 5000 | 700 | |||
Similkameen City | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 0 | ||||||
Sointula | Malcolm Island (Queen Charlotte Strait) | Mount Waddington | 50°38′N 127°01′W / 50.633°N 127.017°W / 50.633; -127.017 (Sointula) (BCGNIS) | Fabian/socialist colony (Finns) | 800 | ||||
Soo Valley | Green River | now part of Whistler | Squamish-Lillooet | 50°10′N 122°55′W / 50.167°N 122.917°W / 50.167; -122.917 (Soo Valley) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Spences Bridge | Thompson Canyon | Thompson-Nicola | 50°25′N 121°21′W / 50.417°N 121.350°W / 50.417; -121.350 (Spences Bridge) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Road, CPR | |||||
Stanley | Cariboo | Cariboo | 53°02′N 121°43′W / 53.033°N 121.717°W / 53.033; -121.717 (Stanley) (BCGNIS) | Cariboo Gold Rush | 1500 (in 1900) | 0 (?) | |||
Stave Falls | Stave Gardens | Lower Mainland | Fraser Valley | 49°13′N 122°21′W / 49.217°N 122.350°W / 49.217; -122.350 (Stave Falls) (BCGNIS) | BCER | 2-3,000 | 500 (area) | ||
Steamboat | Silverhope Creek, Hope area, Silver Skagit Rd. | Fraser Valley | small mining town that sprung up during the Skagit Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Steamboat Mountain | Silverhope Creek, Hope area, Silver Skagit Rd. | Fraser Valley | small mining town that sprung up during the Skagit Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Steamboat City | Silverhope Creek, Hope area, Silver Skagit Rd. | Fraser Valley | small mining town that sprung up during the Skagit Gold Rush | 0 | |||||
Tashme | Hope-Princeton Highway | Fraser Valley | 49°16′N 121°14′W / 49.267°N 121.233°W / 49.267; -121.233 (Tashme) (BCGNIS) | Japanese-Canadian internment camp | 0 | ||||
Tasu | Tassoo, Old Tassoo, Tasu Sound | Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii | North Coast | 52°46′N 132°2′W / 52.767°N 132.033°W / 52.767; -132.033 (Tasu) (BCGNIS) | gold mine & camp | various owners, most lately WesFrob Mines, a subsidiary of Falconbridge | 0 | ||
Tête Jaune Cache | Robson Valley | Fraser-Fort George | 52°57′57″N 119°25′48″W / 52.96590°N 119.43006°W / 52.96590; -119.43006 (Tête Jaune Cache) (BCGNIS) | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction | |||||
Three Forks | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 50°01′00″N 117°17′00″W / 50.01667°N 117.28330°W / 50.01667; -117.28330 (Three Forks) (BCGNIS) | Mining | 1892–~1920 | ||||
Heritage Ghost Town | Three Valley Gap | Eagle Pass | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°56′4″N 118°28′43″W / 50.93444°N 118.47861°W / 50.93444; -118.47861 | Gold mine[4] | ~1886–?[5] | |||
Tipella City | Tipella | Harrison Lake | Fraser Valley | 49°44′00″N 122°09′00″W / 49.73335°N 122.14999°W / 49.73335; -122.14999 (Tipella City) (BCGNIS) | real estate promotion/townsite | ||||
Tranquille Sanatorium | Padova City, Tranquille | Kamloops | Thompson-Nicola | Tuberculosis Sanatoria | 1907–1983 | ||||
Trout Lake City | Trout Lake | Upper Arrow Lake-Kootenay Lake | Columbia-Shuswap | 50°39′05″N 117°32′25″W / 50.65131°N 117.54036°W / 50.65131; -117.54036 (Trout Lake City) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Tulameen | Otter Flat | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 49°32′45″N 120°45′35″W / 49.54589°N 120.75970°W / 49.54589; -120.75970 (Tulameen) (BCGNIS) | |||||
Upper Keremeos | Similkameen | Okanagan-Similkameen | 0 | ||||||
Volcanic City | Boundary | Kootenay Boundary | 1 | 0 | |||||
Waldo | East Kootenay | East Kootenay | 49°12′N 115°13′W / 49.200°N 115.217°W / 49.200; -115.217 (Waldo) (BCGNIS) | 0 | |||||
Walhachin | Thompson | Thompson-Nicola | 50°45′31″N 121°01′16″W / 50.75864°N 121.02118°W / 50.75864; -121.02118 (Walhachin) (BCGNIS) | 150 | |||||
Waterloo | West Kootenay | Central Kootenay | after abandonment, location of ferry operated by Doukhobor community | 150 | |||||
Zincton | Slocan | Central Kootenay | 50°02′00″N 117°12′00″W / 50.03333°N 117.19996°W / 50.03333; -117.19996 (Zincton) (BCGNIS) |
See also
- Fisherman, British Columbia
- List of mines in British Columbia
- Paulson, British Columbia
- Teepee, British Columbia
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References
- ^ "Parkhurst Ghost Town". Outdoor Project. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "Parkhurst Ghost Town". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Donald, Bruce; Unger, Michelle; Marsland, Rob (2013). "Decommissioning and remediation of the Pinchi Lake Mine". open.library.ubc.ca. doi:10.14288/1.0042657. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "GHOST TOWN: 3 Valley Gap - British Columbia Rocky Mountain Vacation". www.3valley.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Roe, JoAnn (2017-10-19). "Glorious Ghost Town". Canada's History. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- Bruce Ramsey, Ghost Towns of British Columbia, Mitchell Press, Vancouver, 1963, OCLC: 39371
- T W Paterson, Encyclopedia of ghost towns & mining camps of British Columbia, Stagecoach Pub., Langley, 1979, ISBN
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