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(s) • Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings (for example old church, grocery store)
Semi-abandoned site • Building or houses still standing • Buildings and houses largely abandoned • Fewer than 50 residents (small population) • 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 == List ==