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Emmons City

Ghost town · Northwest Hills County, Connecticut

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

Emmons City is a ghost town in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut. 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 Emmons City as a historical populated place on the New Preston 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 41.6895° N, 73.2598° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Preston
Elevation862 ft
Nearest living townBantam, CT
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1931950
Coordinates41.68954, -73.25984

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What's there now

Emmons City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bantam, CT (population 762), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 862 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Emmons City?

Emmons City is in Northwest Hills County, Connecticut, at 41.6895, -73.2598.

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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