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Great Plain

Ghost town · Western Connecticut County, Connecticut

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

Great Plain is a ghost town in Western Connecticut County, Connecticut. It is one of 9 former communities in Western Connecticut County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Great Plain as a historical populated place on the Danbury 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 41.4216° N, 73.4389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDanbury
Nearest living townDanbury, CT
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2831004
Coordinates41.42158, -73.43894

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What's there now

Great Plain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Danbury, CT (population 86,086), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Great Plain?

Great Plain is in Western Connecticut County, Connecticut, at 41.4216, -73.4389.

How many ghost towns are in Western Connecticut County?

Western Connecticut County, Connecticut has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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