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Rogersville

Ghost town · Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Fitchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Fitchburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rogersville 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 Rogersville as a historical populated place on the Ashby 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 42.6579° N, 71.7551° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshby
Elevation392 ft
Nearest living townTownsend, MA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID606251
Coordinates42.65787, -71.75507

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What's there now

Rogersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Townsend, MA (population 1,082), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 392 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 Rogersville?

Rogersville is in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 42.6579, -71.7551.

How many ghost towns are in Middlesex County?

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

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