WayfarrowCheshire Street
Ghost town · Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut
Cheshire Street is a ghost town in Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut. It is one of 2 former communities in Naugatuck Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cheshire Street as a historical populated place on the Meriden topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.5398° N, 72.8676° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Meriden |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 146 ft |
| Nearest living town | Cheshire Village, CT |
| Distance to it | 2.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1933467 |
| Coordinates | 41.53982, -72.86760 |
What's there now
Cheshire Street is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cheshire Village, CT (population 6,049), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 146 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hank Woronick Covered Bridgecovered bridge · South Central Connecticut County · 7.4 mi
- Armoryvilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 14.2 mi
- Highwoodghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 14.3 mi
- Benvenueghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 14.9 mi
- Hemingway Townghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 15.6 mi
- Liberiaghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 16.3 mi
- Slineyvilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 16.5 mi
- New Guineaghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 16.5 mi
- Brewstervilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 16.6 mi
- Rocky Hillghost town · Capitol County · 17.2 mi
- Acropolisghost town · Naugatuck Valley County · 17.5 mi
- Thompson Cornerghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 18.2 mi
Questions
Where is Cheshire Street?
Cheshire Street is in Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut, at 41.5398, -72.8676.
How many ghost towns are in Naugatuck Valley County?
Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.