Nemiscam, Alberta
Nemiscam
Nemiskam, Bingham | |
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Vacant store | |
Nemiscam Location in County of Forty Mile Nemiscam Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′48″N 111°16′34″W / 49.48000°N 111.27611°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | Forty Mile |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Glen Motz |
| • MLA | Grant Hunter |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 61 |
Nemiscam (/ˈnɛmɪskæm/), also known as Nemiskam, and originally known as Bingham, is an unincorporated community within the County of Forty Mile No. 8 in southern Alberta, Canada. The community is roughly 10 km east of Foremost, west of Etzikom, Alberta on Highway 61 and is administered by the County of Forty Mile No. 8.
The community is known as a ghost town by people in the area due to being nearly vacant with a number of abandoned buildings inside the former town. In light of this fact, the community has become a curiosity and minor tourism destination. Most visitors are from the nearby cities of Calgary, Medicine Hat and other nearby rural communities. The most prominent features of the ghost town are the sign that says "Future home of Kmart", and the abandoned Nemiskam Garage building, both located in the southern half of the ghost town along Township Road 63A.
The ghost town is 10 km east of Foremost, and 11 km west of the partially abandoned town of Etzikom. Nemiskam is near other ghost towns, including Altorado which is located 11 km south, Conquerville which is about 19 km north, and Orion which is 33 km east.