Most People Don’t Know About These Strange Ruins Hiding In Wyoming

This town was thought to be a perfect location for the booming coal industry. The Owl Creek Coal Company built the first mine, and the town is named after company founder Samuel Wilford Gebo.

Gebo was prosperous for decades, and the mining industry flourished from its founding until 1938. Over 20,000 residents called Gebo home during its heyday. It was the largest town in Hot Springs County, but the mining industry did not last. Like so many other Wyoming towns, Gebo busted, and was slowly abandoned by its residents as they sought stable jobs and a better life. Gebo became a ghost town.

By 1971, dozens of abandoned buildings were falling apart, and Wyoming decided the town was a hazard and had to go. Most of the town was leveled, and Gebo's story was over.

All these years later, though, some buildings are still standing. Well, standing is kind of a stretch... they're falling apart, weathered by the Wyoming winds and decades of neglect.

Frontier life was difficult to say the least, and most of the graves are the final resting spot of children and babies. Once you see this, and walk these hallowed grounds, you'll understand why Wyomginites believe that Gebo is truly a ghost town. Many visitors report hearing wails, cries and voices that are distinct from the winds that whip through the air. There's an uneasy feeling that most people experience, as if this town is not truly abandoned, though there are no people in sight.