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This is a list of
company towns in the United States .
Towns listed in bold are still considered company towns today; other entries are former company towns. See the
Category:Company towns in the United States for an unannotated list of articles.
Listed by state
Alabama
Acipco, Alabama , formerly owned by
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Aldrich, Alabama , formerly owned by Montevallo Coal Mining Company
Bayview, Alabama , formerly owned by
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
Bemiston, Alabama , formerly owned by the
Bemis Brothers Bag Company
Chickasaw, Alabama , formerly owned by
Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation
[1]
Docena, Alabama , formerly owned by Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
Edgewater, Alabama , formerly owned by Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
Fairfield, Alabama , (1910) originally "Corey", formerly owned by Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
Kaulton, Alabama , owned by
Kaul Lumber Co.
Margaret, Alabama established by
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
West Blocton, Alabama , formerly owned by Cahaba Coal Mining Company
Woodward, Alabama , formerly owned by
Woodward Iron Company , later acquired by US Steel
Arizona
Ajo, Arizona , owned by
Phelps Dodge
Bagdad, Arizona , owned by
Freeport McMoRan (formerly Phelps Dodge)
Clarkdale, Arizona , built, named for, and formerly owned by Senator
William A. Clark 's
United Verde Copper Company
Goodyear, Arizona , founded by and named after the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Kearny, Arizona , built by
Kennecott Mining Company in 1958
Litchfield Park, Arizona , built by and named after Goodyear CEO
Paul W. Litchfield
Morenci, Arizona , owned by
Freeport McMoRan (formerly Phelps Dodge)
San Manuel, Arizona , built for Magma Copper (later
BHP )
California
Betteravia, California , built by Union Sugar Company
Chester, California , associated with
The Collins Companies
Cowell, California , built by Cowell Portland Cement
Crannell, California , built by Little River Redwood Company
[2]
Fort Bragg, California , is a decommissioned
United States Army post with residential development and
California Western Railroad service overseen by the Union Lumber Company
[3]
Graeagle, California , owned by Fruit Growers Supply Company, an affiliate of
Sunkist
Hercules, California , built by the
Hercules Powder Company
Hilt, California , owned by Northern California Lumber Co., then purchased by the Fruit Growers Supply Company, an affiliate of
Sunkist
Irvine, California , built by
The Irvine Company and incorporated in 1971; the largest planned community in the world, but technically not a company town.
Kirkwood, California , Owned by Vail Resorts
Korbel, Humboldt County, California , built by Humboldt Lumber Mill Company
[4]
McCloud, California , built by McCloud River Railroad Lumber Company.
Metropolitan, California , built by Metropolitan Redwood Lumber Company
[5]
Nipton, California , owned by American Green llc
Nortonville, California , owned by the
Black Diamond Coal Mining Company
Pino Grande, California , built by El Dorado Lumber Company
[6]
Rockport, California , built by Cottoneva Lumber Company
[3]
Samoa, California , built by Vance Lumber Company
[7]
Scotia, California , largely owned by the
Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO)
Selby, California , owned by
American Smelting and Refining Company .
Spreckels, California , formerly owned by
Spreckels Sugar Company
Tormey, California , owned by
American Smelting and Refining Company .
Trona, California , formerly owned by
American Potash and Chemical
Usal, California , built by Usal Redwood Company
[8]
Weed, California , named for sawmill owner Abner Weed
Westwood, California , built by the Red River Lumber Company, sold in 1944 to Fruit Growers Supply Company, an affiliate of
Sunkist
Wheeler, California , built by lumber company
Colorado
Climax, Colorado , built by the Climax Molybdenum Company, The residential houses were all transported to the West Park subdivision of Leadville, Colorado, before 1965, leaving only the mining buildings standing.
Durango, Colorado , organized in 1880 by the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Gilman, Colorado , built around (and eventually abandoned due to) the
New Jersey Zinc Company 's Eagle mine
Ludlow, Colorado , was dominated by
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Portland, Colorado , built by the Ideal Cement Company
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Granite City, Illinois , built by St. Louis Stamping Company, a steel company known for its "Granite ware" in which cooking utensils were made to look like granite
Hegewisch, Chicago , founded by Adolph Hegewisch (President of the United States Rolling Stock Company) to emulate the company town of Pullman.
Leclaire, Illinois , founded by
N. O. Nelson (the owner of the Nelson Manufacturing Company) and named in honor of
Edme-Jean Leclaire .
Pullman, Chicago , once an independent city within Illinois, owned by the
Pullman Sleeping Car Co.
Naplate , built and formerly owned by the National Plate Glass Co.
Steger, Illinois , built and formerly owned by Steger and Sons Piano.
Indiana
Iowa
Buxton , a camp of the
Consolidation Coal Company , abandoned.
Cleveland, a camp of the Whitebreast Coal and Mining Company, outside
Lucas , abandoned.
Everist , a camp of the Mammoth Vein Coal Company (later, the Empire Coal Company), abandoned.
Muchakinock , a coal camp of the
Consolidation Coal Company , abandoned.
Newton , where the well-known
Maytag company closed down in 2006.
Numa and its abandoned suburb Martinstown, former home of the Numa Block Coal Company.
Severs , south of
Colfax camp of the Colfax Consolidated Coal Company, abandoned.
Stone City , a town built by local limestone quarry businesses. Today an
unincorporated community .
Kentucky
Barthell , built by the
Stearns Coal and Lumber Company in 1902.
Benham , built and formerly owned by
International Harvester .
Blackey , built and formerly owned by Blackey Coal Company.
Blue Heron ,
ghost town built by Stearns Coal and Lumber Company.
David , built and formerly owned by Princess Elkhorn Coal Company.
Fleming-Neon , built and formerly owned by Elkhorn Coal Corporation.
Highsplint , built and formerly owned by High Splint Coal Company.
Jenkins , built and formerly owned by
Consolidation Coal Company .
Lynch , built and formerly owned by U.S. Steel.
Midway , built and laid out by
Lexington and Ohio Railroad in 1830.
Seco , built and formerly owned by South Eastern Coal Company.
Stearns , built by Stearns Coal and Lumber Company.
Stone , built and formerly owned by Pond Creek Coal Company. It was also owned by Fordson Coal Company and Eastern Coal Company.
Thealka , built and formerly owned by North East Coal Company.
Van Lear , built and formerly owned by Consolidation Coal Company.
Wayland , built and formerly owned by Elk Horn Coal Company.
Wheelwright , built and formerly owned by Elk Horn Coal Company.
Louisiana
Bogalusa, Louisiana , started by
Great Southern Lumber Company
Cinclare, Louisiana , started by Harry L. Laws & Company
Elizabeth, Louisiana started by Industrial Lumber Company
Fisher, Louisiana , started by
Louisiana Long Leaf Lumber Company
Fullerton, Louisiana , started by the
Gulf Lumber Company
Garden City, Louisiana , started by
Albert Hanson Lumber Company
Glenmora, Louisiana started by Louisiana Sawmill Company Ltd.
Kinder, Louisiana started by Peavy Byrnes Lumber Company
Long Leaf, Louisiana started by Crowell and Spencer Lumber Company
Pawnee, Louisiana
Stables, Louisiana , started by the Gulf Lumber Company
Maine
Chisholm, Maine , built by the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company
Hastings, Maine , built by the Hastings Lumber Company
[10]
Katahdin Iron Works , built by Piscataquis Iron Works Company
[11]
Millinocket, Maine , 20th century residential development for the
Great Northern Paper Company mill
[12]
Milo, Maine , includes residential developments for employees of
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad 's Derby shops
[13]
Newhall, Maine , residences for employees of
Oriental Powder Company
[14]
Rumford, Maine , includes residential developments by
paper mill owner
Hugh J. Chisholm
[15]
Westbrook, Maine , 20th century economy dominated by
S. D. Warren Paper Mill
Massachusetts
Hopedale, Massachusetts , former home of the
Draper Corporation , textile machine manufacturer.
North Dighton, Massachusetts , former
textile mill town, greatly expanded during the 1910s–1920s.
Southbridge, Massachusetts , former mill town, known for the home of
American Optical Company .
Whitinsville, Massachusetts , former home of
Whitin Machine Works , textile machine manufacturer.
Michigan
Alberta, Michigan , started by Henry Ford
Gwinn, Michigan , owned by Cleveland Cliffs Iron, nicknamed the "Model Town", because CCI intended its layout to be a model for all of their other company towns
Hermansville, Michigan , started by the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company
Minnesota
Akeley, Minnesota , developed by
T. B. Walker and named for his business partner, Healy C. Akeley
Babbitt, Minnesota , developed by
Reserve Mining Co.
Elcor, Minnesota , developed by
Pickands Mather & Company
Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota , developed by Erie Mining Co.
Morgan Park, Duluth, Minnesota , built by
U.S. Steel and named for J.P. Morgan
Splitrock, Minnesota , developed by the Split Rock Lumber Company
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Bunn, North Carolina , a former company town previously owned by the
Montgomery Lumber Company
Bynum, North Carolina , formerly owned by
J.M. Odell Manufacturing Company (town purchased by
the county in the 1970s)
Canton, North Carolina , a company town built-up by the Champion
International Paper Company
Kannapolis, North Carolina , owned by the
Cannon Mills Company
Saxapahaw, North Carolina , formerly owned by Sellers Manufacturing Company
Ohio
Glenwillow, Ohio , built by the
Austin Powder Company
[19]
Goes Station, Ohio , built by the
Miami Powder Company
[20]
Kings Mills, Ohio , built by the Great Western Powder Company and
Peters Cartridge Company
[21]
McDonald, Ohio , built and formerly owned by the
Carnegie Steel Company (later U.S. Steel)
Rossford, Ohio , founded by the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company (later
Libbey-Owens-Ford )
Oklahoma
Oregon
Algoma, Oregon , supported by the
Algoma Lumber Company
Bradwood, Oregon
[23]
Brookings, Oregon , built by
John E. Brookings and sold to
California & Oregon Lumber Company
Dee, Oregon
Gilchrist, Oregon
Grand Ronde, Oregon
Hines, Oregon
Kinzua, Oregon
Maxville, Oregon
Mowich, Oregon
Neverstill, Oregon
Olney, Oregon
Orenco, Oregon , Oregon Nursery Company
Perry, Oregon
Pine Ridge, Oregon
Pondosa, Oregon
Powers, Oregon
Shevlin, Oregon
Southport, Oregon , owned by the
Black Diamond Coal Mining Company
Starkey, Oregon
Valsetz, Oregon
Vanport, Oregon
Vaughn, Oregon
Wauna, Oregon
Wendling, Oregon
Westfir, Oregon
Wheeler, Tillamook County, Oregon
Wilark, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania , former home of the
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Ambridge, Pennsylvania , formed in 1905 by the
American Bridge Company
Braddock, Pennsylvania , dominated by
Carnegie Steel Company and later by
U.S. Steel
Buck Run, Pennsylvania , built by James B. Neale between 1902 and 1943 for his anthracite coal miners and their families. By 1925, his company town boasted of a school, an infirmary, a community recreation facility, a company store and several churches in addition to homes for the miners with running water, electricity and steam heat. The Buck Run colliery was located outside of Pottsville, in Schuylkill County.
Ford City, Pennsylvania , organized in 1887 by
PPG Industries
Hershey, Pennsylvania , built by
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
[9]
[24]
Kistler, Pennsylvania , built by the Mount Union Refractories Company in 1918, designed by John Nolen
Lake Trade, Pennsylvania , a now defunct coal mining town in Venango Township, Northern Butler County
Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania , built by
General Electric Company in 1919
Natrona, Pennsylvania , built by the
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company in the 1850s with later additions
Peale, Pennsylvania (1883–1912)
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania , founded by
John A. Roebling and other German immigrants it was the site of his first wire works in the United States (see also
Roebling, New Jersey )
Claghorn ,
Vintondale , and
Wehrum, Pennsylvania , built by the
Lackawanna Coal Company
Tacony, Philadelphia , built by
Henry Disston for workers at his saw factory
Wilmerding, Pennsylvania , a borough formed by the
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania , established by George McCurtry, President of Apollo Iron and Steel Company
Woolrich, Pennsylvania , the home of
Woolrich, Inc.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Alcoa, Tennessee , formerly owned by
Alcoa and still economically dominated by the company
Bemis, Tennessee , built by the
Bemis Bag Company for mill workers; now a history district in
Jackson
Coalmont, Tennessee , operated by the Sewanee Coal, Coke and Land Company
Norris, Tennessee , built and formerly owned by the
Tennessee Valley Authority
Oak Ridge, Tennessee , built in secret by the United States government for the
Manhattan Project ; controlled by the federal government until 1959
Old Hickory, Tennessee , built to house
DuPont employees; now a suburb of
Nashville
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Alpine, Washington , owned by Alpine Lumber Company
Barneton, Washington , owned by Kent Lumber Company, bought in 1911 by
Seattle City Light , razed in 1924
Black Diamond, Washington , owned by the
Black Diamond Coal Mining Company , sold to the Pacific Coast Company in 1904
Bodie, Washington , and its related
Bodie Mine controlled by the
Northern Gold Company
Coulee Dam, Washington was originally two adjacent company towns created in 1933 to support the construction of
Grand Coulee Dam – Mason City, owned by lead construction contractor Consolidated Builders Inc., and Engineers' Town, owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. CBI transferred control of Mason City to Reclamation in 1942. Reclamation then combined Engineers' Town and Mason City into Coulee Dam in 1948, began selling the town to its inhabitants in 1957, and completed the divestiture in 1959, when Coulee Dam officially incorporated as a town.
Diablo, Washington is a running settlement in unincorporated Whatcom County, it was created by Seattle City Light in 1930
Dupont, Washington , provided housing to workers at a dynamite factory on the waterfront operated by
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company .
Holden, Washington , built by the
Howe Sound Mining Company , which also owned Britannia Beach; once the most productive copper mine in the U.S., the mine closed in 1957 and it and the townsite were sold to a unit of the Lutheran church for $1 in the 1950s; now run as a Christian retreat center
Hooper, Washington , owned by the McGregor Land and Livestock Company
Longview, Washington , established in 1921 by the
Long-Bell Lumber Company and led by
Robert A. Long the lumber baron from Kansas.
Newhalem, Washington , owned by
Seattle City Light , as is nearby
Diablo
Port Gamble, Washington , still owned by
Pope & Talbot but the lumber mill has not operated since the mid-1990s
Roche Harbor, Washington , formerly supporting lime kilns owned by
Tacoma and Roche Harbor Lime Company
Ruston, Washington , established by industrialist William Rust; the town's primary industry was an
ASARCO copper smelting plant
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington , established by
Weyerhaeuser . It was abandoned on an unknown date.
West Virginia
Cass, West Virginia , founded in 1901 for
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company logging the nearby mountains
Coalwood, West Virginia , formerly owned by the Olga Coal Company
Gary, West Virginia , formerly owned by
U.S. Steel
Grant Town, West Virginia , built by the Federal Coal and Coke Company, which built and operated the Federal No. 1 Mine.
Kay Moor or Kaymoor,
West Virginia , owned by the Low Moor Iron Company
Wisconsin
Fosterville, Wisconsin , was built by
John J. Foster of the Vilas County Lumber Company. Now it is named
Presque Isle, Wisconsin
Goodman, Wisconsin , built by Goodman Lumber Co.
Kohler, Wisconsin , built by the
Kohler Company
Laona, Wisconsin , built by the
William D. Connor 's Connor Company
Winegar, Wisconsin , Fosterville renamed by
William S. Winegar of the Vilas County Lumber Company in 1910. Now named
Presque Isle, Wisconsin
Wyoming
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