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Crescent Grove

Ghost town · Capitol County, Connecticut

Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500)
Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crescent Grove 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 Crescent Grove as a historical populated place on the Springfield South 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 42.0243° N, 72.5245° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield South
Elevation178 ft
Nearest living townHazardville, CT
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1950167
Coordinates42.02426, -72.52453

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What's there now

Crescent Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hazardville, CT (population 6,482), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 178 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 Crescent Grove?

Crescent Grove is in Capitol County, Connecticut, at 42.0243, -72.5245.

How many ghost towns are in Capitol County?

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

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