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Ghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut
Ninevah is a ghost town in Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut. It is one of 7 former communities in Lower Connecticut River Valley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 9 Connecticut counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ninevah as a historical populated place on the Clinton 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 41.3570° N, 72.6115° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Clinton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 272 ft |
| Nearest living town | Madison Center, CT |
| Distance to it | 5.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1924004 |
| Coordinates | 41.35704, -72.61148 |
What's there now
Ninevah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madison Center, CT (population 1,818), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 272 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Spruce Cornerghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 2.2 mi
- Lord Cornerghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 3.3 mi
- Flandersghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 3.7 mi
- Falkner Island Lightlighthouse · South Central Connecticut County · 10.3 mi
- Chester Rock Lightlighthouse · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 10.5 mi
- Chester Rock Lightlighthouse · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 10.5 mi
- Hank Woronick Covered Bridgecovered bridge · South Central Connecticut County · 10.9 mi
- Chapmanghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 11.2 mi
- Essex Reef Lightlighthouse · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 12 mi
- Johnsonvilleghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 12.1 mi
- Hemingway Townghost town · South Central Connecticut County · 14.2 mi
- Benvenueghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 14.2 mi
Questions
Where is Ninevah?
Ninevah is in Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut, at 41.3570, -72.6115.
How many ghost towns are in Lower Connecticut River Valley County?
Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut has 7 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.