List of ghost towns in Michigan

This is a list of ghost towns in Michigan.

Classification

Barren site

Site no longer in existence
Site has been destroyed or submerged
Reverted to pasture
May have a few difficult-to-find foundations or footings at most

Neglected site

Only rubble left
All buildings uninhabited
Roofless building ruins
Some buildings or houses still standing

Abandoned site

Buildings or houses still standing
Buildings and houses all abandoned
No population, except caretaker
Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings

Semi-abandoned site

Building or houses still standing
Buildings and houses largely abandoned
Fewer than 50 residents
Many abandoned buildings

Historic community

Building or houses still standing
Smaller than its boom years
Population has decreased dramatically, to one-fifth or less
May be a census designated place, or have been absorbed by another settlement