Leffingwell
Ghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut

Leffingwell is a ghost town in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut. It is one of 6 former communities in Southeastern Connecticut County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leffingwell as a historical populated place on the Fitchville 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 41.5059° N, 72.1417° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Fitchville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 121 ft |
| Nearest living town | Norwich, CT |
| Distance to it | 4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1931118 |
| Coordinates | 41.50593, -72.14175 |
What's there now
Leffingwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norwich, CT (population 39,992), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 121 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Waterman Pointghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County · 3.3 mi
- Norwich & Worcester Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Southeastern Connecticut County · 3.6 mi
- Sunnysideghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County · 4 mi
- Showtucketghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County · 6.1 mi
- Maushantuxetghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County · 8 mi
- Grassy Hillghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 10.7 mi
- Dorrvilleghost town · Southeastern Connecticut County · 11.3 mi
- New London Harbor Lightlighthouse · Southeastern Connecticut County · 13.4 mi
- Mystic Seaport Lightlighthouse · Southeastern Connecticut County · 13.5 mi
- Avery Point Lightlighthouse · Southeastern Connecticut County · 13.8 mi
- New London Ledge Lightlighthouse · Southeastern Connecticut County · 14.2 mi
- Morgan Point Lightlighthouse · Southeastern Connecticut County · 15.3 mi
Questions
Where is Leffingwell?
Leffingwell is in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, at 41.5059, -72.1417.
How many ghost towns are in Southeastern Connecticut County?
Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.