WayfarrowNew Guinea
Ghost town · South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut
New Guinea is a ghost town in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut. It is one of 9 former communities in South Central Connecticut County on the federal names register. No county in Connecticut has more among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Guinea as a historical populated place on the New Haven 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 41.3040° N, 72.9151° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | New Haven |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 ft |
| Nearest living town | New Haven, CT |
| Distance to it | 0.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1932464 |
| Coordinates | 41.30399, -72.91510 |
What's there now
New Guinea is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Haven, CT (population 132,893), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 17 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Brewstervilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 0.1 mi
- Slineyvilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 0.1 mi
- Liberiaghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 0.3 mi
- Hemingway Townghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 2 mi
- Armoryvilleghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 2.3 mi
- Highwoodghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 2.6 mi
- Thompson Cornerghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 2.9 mi
- Five Mile Point Lightlighthouse · South Central Connecticut County · 3.9 mi
- Five Mile Point Lightlighthouse · South Central Connecticut County · 3.9 mi
- Southwest Ledge Lightlighthouse · South Central Connecticut County · 5 mi
- Hank Woronick Covered Bridgecovered bridge · South Central Connecticut County · 13.8 mi
- Cupheagghost town · Greater Bridgeport County · 14 mi
Questions
Where is New Guinea?
New Guinea is in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut, at 41.3040, -72.9151.
How many ghost towns are in South Central Connecticut County?
South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut has 9 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.