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Grand Gorge

Ghost town · Delaware County, New York

Hobart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Hobart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grand Gorge is a ghost town in Delaware County, New York. It is one of 2 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grand Gorge as a historical populated place on the Roxbury 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 42.3579° N, 74.5085° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoxbury
Elevation1,560 ft
Nearest living townPrattsville, NY
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID951481
Coordinates42.35786, -74.50848

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What's there now

Grand Gorge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prattsville, NY (population 131), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,560 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 Grand Gorge?

Grand Gorge is in Delaware County, New York, at 42.3579, -74.5085.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

Delaware County, New York has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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