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Centre Village

Ghost town · Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Lowell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500)
Lowell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Centre Village is a ghost town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is one of 4 former communities in Middlesex County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centre Village as a historical populated place on the Westford 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 42.5395° N, 71.4828° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestford
Elevation235 ft
Nearest living townLittleton Common, MA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID606273
Coordinates42.53954, -71.48284

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What's there now

Centre Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Littleton Common, MA (population 2,838), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 235 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 Centre Village?

Centre Village is in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 42.5395, -71.4828.

How many ghost towns are in Middlesex County?

Middlesex County, Massachusetts has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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