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Barber Corner

Ghost town · Capitol County, Connecticut

Granby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Granby quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barber Corner is a ghost town in Capitol County, Connecticut. It is one of 7 former communities in Capitol County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barber Corner as a historical populated place on the Avon 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 41.8062° N, 72.7507° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAvon
Elevation138 ft
Nearest living townWest Hartford, CT
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1950005
Coordinates41.80621, -72.75065

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What's there now

Barber Corner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Hartford, CT (population 63,809), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 138 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 Barber Corner?

Barber Corner is in Capitol County, Connecticut, at 41.8062, -72.7507.

How many ghost towns are in Capitol County?

Capitol County, Connecticut has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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