Interstates with Ghost Towns as exits

[kenarmy]

Ok I get all of that about Meehan Junction, but it's still kind of weird. It's not even listed as an unincorporated community or a CDP, and there are several others in the county such as Keewanee, Russell, and Toomsuba (all exits off of 20/59). I thought Meehan and Meehan Junction were two different things. By looking at signs, The gas station, EMCF, and the lauderdale water place aren't in Lost Gap or Meehan Junction.

So what is Lost Gap? I'm guessing those abandoned trailers and the house between this stockyard and Meridian Memorial Park are considered Lost Gap. But The Meridian Stockyard is listed as meridian, not unincorporated lauderdale county like the others. Either way, I'm sure this could be called a ghost town right?

[Caps81943]

Well, Meehan Junction isn't a ghost town anyway, it's just an unincorporated community.  Here is GSV of multiple occupied houses there.  Here's another along old US-80.

But why are these places listed as Enterprise or Meridian? And why cant I find a permanent population.  Its kind of confusing. And what about Lost Gap?

Like kphoger said, there are thousands of communities in the US that are don't have a post office and are thus addressed to larger towns nearby.

[Max Rockatansky]

Well, Meehan Junction isn't a ghost town anyway, it's just an unincorporated community.  Here is GSV of multiple occupied houses there.  Here's another along old US-80.

But why are these places listed as Enterprise or Meridian? And why cant I find a permanent population.  Its kind of confusing. And what about Lost Gap?

Like kphoger said, there are thousands of communities in the US that are don't have a post office and are thus addressed to larger towns nearby.

It would be really inefficient for the Post Office to have a facility in really small communities when they could operate out a larger one.  Speculative deduction on my part but I'm guessing Meehan Junction probably had a Post Office long ago.

[US 89]

I would also not trust the post office for place names since they will on occasion use city names that don't correspond to what's actually on the ground, simply to make mail processing easier. Take zip code 84013, for example. The post office prefers mail to that zip code be addressed to "Cedar Valley, UT". That's not a town or settlement of any kind, just a general name for a region that encompasses the actual incorporated towns of Cedar Fort and Fairfield.

And just a bit further north, every 841xx zip code is supposed to be addressed as "Salt Lake City, UT" ... never mind that a large portion of the 841xx region is not in Salt Lake city limits and is instead in various other suburbs.

[Scott5114]

USPS preferred place names are stupid. They prefer mail addressed to 73093 to say "Washington, OK" (pop. 601) since that's where the post office is...despite the fact that the zip code also covers Goldsby (pop. 2454), among other towns.

[Max Rockatansky]

Doesn't the USPS also have a no duplication rule with communities in the same state?  I want to say that's how the 15 plus "Dog Towns"  in California ultimately mostly ended up being renamed.

[kphoger]

The post office there had formerly been called Siding (prior to 1902), was later simply called Meehan (after 1950), and was closed in 1958.

Speculative deduction on my part but I'm guessing Meehan Junction probably had a Post Office long ago.

Nah, not speculative deduction...   

[TheGrassGuy]

Clive, UT (I-80)

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Those practices of the USPS are really stupid. Over here in Spain the postcode 22194, for example, is shared by five populated places (three with municipality of their own -thus, "incorporated"- and two part of a nearby city), and Correos (the Spanish post) asks for the actual place be used in the address rather than grouping then under one. Also, did I mention there is no post office anywhere in that postcode?

Back on topic, I'm surprised and not (that sounded Alanland-ish) that Buford WY, right off I-80, hasn't been mentioned yet. I'm not that surprised because there's lots of mentions of it having only one person living there, but that's outdated: It has been a true ghost town since 2017.

[kphoger]

Also, did I mention there is no post office anywhere in that postcode?

There isn't a post office in every ZIP code either.  Mine doesn't have one.

[kphoger]

- Clive

Clive, UT (I-80)

Also:  Clive, UT

[GaryA]

There's a "Ghost Town Rd" exit off I-15 north of Barstow, CA.  However, the exit itself is at the small, but not ghost, town of Yermo, and the road does lead to the ghost town of Calico, which is more of a tourist attraction (trap? Haven't been there myself).

[Max Rockatansky]

There's a "Ghost Town Rd" exit off I-15 north of Barstow, CA.  However, the exit itself is at the small, but not ghost, town of Yermo, and the road does lead to the ghost town of Calico, which is more of a tourist attraction (trap? Haven't been there myself).

It's basically a rebuilt mining town.  It's a mix of authentic and recreation, I enjoyed my visits. 

[Henry]

Not sure if it fits, but I-95 VA exit 24 is for, uh, nothing.

I don't think it's the same thing, as a sign with no destinations listed doesn't meet the criteria for this thread.

Funny you should mention it, but Future I-11 goes through a place called Nothing, AZ, and I can see the signs for it when it actually becomes an Interstate.

[kenarmy]

Patrick, NV off of I-80 (?)

[roadfro]

There's several in Nevada (exit numbers in parentheses)

I-15: Ute (80), Byron (84), Carp & Elgin (100) (although these two are 40+ miles from I-15 and I think take unpaved roads to get there)
I-80: Jessup (78), Oreana (119), Stone House (212), Argenta (244), Hunter (292), Moor (360), Pequop (376), Shafter (387), Ola (407)

Patrick, NV off of I-80 (?)

I'm not 100% sure if Patrick would be classified as a ghost town, as I've not seen it on any list of ghost towns. It may have been a station or siding along the railroad that had a small amount of inhabitants at one time–which is the case with some other exit names along I-80 in Nevada that at first glance may appear to be ghost towns, such as Toulon (exit 93) or Dunphy (exit 254).

[Max Rockatansky]

There's several in Nevada (exit numbers in parentheses)

I-15: Ute (80), Byron (84), Carp & Elgin (100) (although these two are 40+ miles from I-15 and I think take unpaved roads to get there)
I-80: Jessup (78), Oreana (119), Stone House (212), Argenta (244), Hunter (292), Moor (360), Pequop (376), Shafter (387), Ola (407)

Patrick, NV off of I-80 (?)

I'm not 100% sure if Patrick would be classified as a ghost town, as I've not seen it on any list of ghost towns. It may have been a station or siding along the railroad that had a small amount of inhabitants at one time–which is the case with some other exit names along I-80 in Nevada that at first glance may appear to be ghost towns, such as Toulon (exit 93) or Dunphy (exit 254).

I don't even Patrick as a siding on any of the early maps which display the Central Pacific:

http://www.davidrumsey.com/ll/thumbnailView.html?startUrl=%2F%2Fwww.davidrumsey.com%2Fluna%2Fservlet%2Fas%2Fsearch%3Fos%3D0%26bs%3D10%26lc%3DRUMSEY~8~1%26q%3DNevada%2520railroad%26sort%3DPub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=5208%2C2895%2C665%2C1090

[kenarmy]

Dun Glen and Unionville, exits 149 and 151 on I-80 in Nevada. I've seen that Unionville has a population of 20 but I've also seen that it was declared a ghost town.

[Max Rockatansky]

Dun Glen and Unionville, exits 149 and 151 on I-80 in Nevada. I've seen that Unionville has a population of 20 but I've also seen that it was declared a ghost town.

Considering Unionville was the county seat and a had a population reported well over 1,000 I would (IMO) say it qualifies.