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Mill Creek

Ghost town · Richland County, Wisconsin

Boaz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Boaz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mill Creek is a ghost town in Richland County, Wisconsin, recorded as former town in Wisconsin, USA. It is one of 5 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mill Creek as a historical populated place on the Sabin 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 43.3866° N, 90.5485° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSabin
Elevation788 ft
Nearest living townBoaz, WI
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1958390
Coordinates43.38665, -90.54846

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What's there now

Mill Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Boaz, WI (population 149), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 788 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 Mill Creek?

Mill Creek is in Richland County, Wisconsin, at 43.3866, -90.5485.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, Wisconsin has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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