Ghost Town Trail (Saskatchewan)


Ghost Town Trail, Saskatchewan is a stretch of highway located in the Palliser's Triangle region of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The trail coincides with Saskatchewan Highway 13 between Wauchope, Saskatchewan and Govenlock, Saskatchewan. Along this highway are 32 various "ghost towns". The nearest large communities are Swift Current and Maple Creek, Saskatchewan both located on the Trans Canada Highway which runs parallel and to the north of Hwy 13.

List of ghost towns

Town NameRural
Municipality		Peak yearPeak PopulationLocation
CrichtonWise Creek No. 77
ForgetTecumseh No. 65
ForwardNorton No. 691906-19111,200 name changed to Axford
FroudeGriffin No. 66
GouverneurAuvergne No. 761920s60 49.750073, -107.619807
GovenlockReno No. 511920s dissolved as a village January 1, 1976200 23-3-29-W3 49.2333465, -109.8174184
HorizonBengough No. 401912200
HumeGriffin No. 66
RavenscragWhite Valley No. 491920s200
ScotsguardBone Creek No. 1081916–1935350
SenateReno No. 511940s dissolved as a village January 1, 199463
WauchopeAntler No. 61 28-7-33-W 49.6000141, -101.9004682
GriffinGriffin No. 66
YeomanBrokenshell No. 68
TrossachsBrokenshell No. 68
AxfordBrokenshell No. 6819131,300 Abandoned 1966
AbbottBrokenshell No. 68
KhediveNorton No. 69
MorelandNorton No. 69
AmuletNorton No. 69
GlasnevinKey West No. 70
VerwoodExcel No. 71
WillowsLake of the Rivers No. 72-
Leeville
ValorStonehenge No. 73
LimerickVillage
MelavalWood River No. 74
MeyronnePinto Creek No. 75
HazenmorePinto Creek No. 75
InstowBone Creek No. 108
South ForkArlington No. 79
VidoraReno No. 51
TrossachsBrokenshell No. 68

As a side note, near this ghost town trail are other ghost towns in the neighbouring vicinity. For example, the Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66 also contains the localities, Brough, Huntoon, Innes. Similarly Key West No. 70 also was home to the localities of Bures, Dahinda, Edgeworth, Kayville, Key West, Querrin and Wheatstone near Glasnevin. Neighbouring localities to Valor are Ardwick, Bexhill, Congress, Lakenheath, Lynthorpe, Maxstone, Ogle, Stonehenge in Stonehenge No. 73