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Purple Brook

Ghost town · Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Gaines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500)
Gaines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1899, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Purple Brook is a ghost town in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 5 former communities in Tioga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Purple Brook as a historical populated place on the Potter Brook 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 41.9787° N, 77.5317° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePotter Brook
Elevation1,873 ft
Nearest living townWestfield, PA
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1197636
Coordinates41.97868, -77.53165

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What's there now

Purple Brook is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westfield, PA (population 1,241), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,873 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 Purple Brook?

Purple Brook is in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at 41.9787, -77.5317.

How many ghost towns are in Tioga County?

Tioga County, Pennsylvania has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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