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Dudley Town

Ghost town · Northwest Hills County, Connecticut

Cornwall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Cornwall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dudley Town is a ghost town in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut, recorded as human settlement in Connecticut, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Northwest Hills County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dudley Town as a historical populated place: 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 41.8078° N, 73.3523° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,133 ft
Nearest living townCornwall Bridge, CT
Distance to it1.7 miles
Coordinates41.80780, -73.35230

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What's there now

Dudley Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cornwall Bridge, CT (population 239), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,133 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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USGS_Cornwall_Quadrangle_Excerpt_7-5_minute_-_Dudleytown_-_1984 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=83dd46aa77d26b84cfc16be1431cc7b4
USGS_Cornwall_Quadrangle_Excerpt_7-5_minute_-_Dudleytown_-_1984 https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=83dd46aa77d26b84cfc16be1431cc7b4 · USGS / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Dudley Town?

Dudley Town is in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut, at 41.8078, -73.3523.

How many ghost towns are in Northwest Hills County?

Northwest Hills County, Connecticut has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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