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Millville

Ghost town · Western Connecticut County, Connecticut

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

Millville is a ghost town in Western Connecticut County, Connecticut. It is one of 9 former communities in Western Connecticut County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Millville as a historical populated place on the Stamford 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 41.1184° N, 73.5021° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStamford
Elevation144 ft
Nearest living townNew Canaan, CT
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1942492
Coordinates41.11843, -73.50207

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What's there now

Millville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Canaan, CT (population 7,032), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 144 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 Millville?

Millville is in Western Connecticut County, Connecticut, at 41.1184, -73.5021.

How many ghost towns are in Western Connecticut County?

Western Connecticut County, Connecticut has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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