From a town with just one resident to a county that is home to 1,200 living persons and about 1.5 million dead people, these are the 8 of the weirdest small towns in America..
Colma, California
Known as "The City of Souls" or "City of the Silent," Colma is roughly two square miles and is inhabited by about 1,500 residents. However, its dead outnumber the living by over one million graves.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia is where you will find a mine fire that has been burning for more than 50 years. The town is said to be teeming with sinkholes and toxic gas, and the highway itself is so hot that you can't touch it. The place is almost a "ghost town" now with a population of just 11 residents.
Miracle Village, Florida
The City of Refuge or Miracle Village is a small housing development situated outside Pahokee in Florida. The town served as a barracks for the United States Sugar Corporation's workers who tended its acres upon acres of sugarcane during the 1960s.
Today, this place which was founded by Richard Witherow - a minister who worked in prison for 30 years - is known for being home to 120 sex offenders.
Nameless, Tennessee
Legend has it that when its residents applied to have their own post office, they left the name of the town in the application form blank, allegedly because they could not agree on what name to call their place. And so, the U.S. Post Office Department returned the forms with "Nameless" stamped on them.
Monowi, Nebraska
Elsie Eiler can literally say that she has the entire Monowi to herself. She can even call herself the wittiest and prettiest in town, and no one would dare question. That's because she is the one and only resident in Monowi, a village located northeast Nebraska. She became the sole resident of this town in 2004 after her husband, Rudy, passed away.
Slab City, California
Dubbed as the "last free place in America," Slab City is said to be home to 150 residents in the summer and swells to about 4,000 in winter. This "lawless" community of outcasts, artists, desert dwellers, and squatters got its name from the countless concrete foundations that abound the land.
Gibsonton, Florida
Did you know that the fourth season of "American Horror Story" titled Freak Show was said to have been mostly inspired by Gibsonton, a town where many of its residents are carnival workers and retired "circus freaks"? According to Ranker, the town, in fact, was once home to some of the most famous sideshow acts in the world, including bearded ladies, conjoined twins, sword-swallowers, giant men, and fire-eaters.
Whittier, Alaska
A small town with a population of about 200 residents and where almost everyone lives in one building. The 14-story building was a former army barracks. It now has a police station, a grocery store, a convenience store, a school, and a church.
