Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Ricketts

Ghost town in Pennsylvania, US.

Record

About Ricketts

Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Ricketts, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Ricketts is

USGS topographic map around Ricketts
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

10 historic USGS maps cover Ricketts

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Ricketts

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Ricketts": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Ricketts, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q7331920.
  4. USGS GNIS 1204502.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).