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Rocky Hill

Ghost town · Capitol County, Connecticut

Middletown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Middletown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill as a historical populated place on the Hartford 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 41.7493° N, 72.6898° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartford South
Elevation100 ft
Nearest living townHartford, CT
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1950625
Coordinates41.74927, -72.68982

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What's there now

Rocky Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartford, CT (population 119,970), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 100 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 Rocky Hill?

Rocky Hill is in Capitol County, Connecticut, at 41.7493, -72.6898.

How many ghost towns are in Capitol County?

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

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