Spoonville
Ghost town · Capitol County, Connecticut

Spoonville 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 Spoonville as a historical populated place on the Windsor Locks 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 41.8970° N, 72.7490° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Windsor Locks |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 ft |
| Nearest living town | Tariffville, CT |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1802563 |
| Coordinates | 41.89704, -72.74898 |
What's there now
Spoonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tariffville, CT (population 1,607), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 96 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Barber Cornerghost town · Capitol County · 6.3 mi
- Enfield–Suffield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Capitol County · 9.1 mi
- Hartford Toll Bridge (1818)covered bridge · Capitol County · 9.8 mi
- Rocky Hillghost town · Capitol County · 10.7 mi
- Naubucghost town · Capitol County · 14 mi
- Hassunadchuauckghost town · Capitol County · 14.5 mi
- Crescent Groveghost town · Capitol County · 14.5 mi
- Paucatuckghost town · Hampden County · 15.2 mi
- Old Toll Bridge (Springfield, Massachusetts)covered bridge · Hampden County · 16.1 mi
- Gay City State Parkghost town · Capitol County · 19.8 mi
- Plainvilleghost town · Hampden County · 23.6 mi
- Benvenueghost town · Lower Connecticut River Valley County · 24.8 mi
Questions
Where is Spoonville?
Spoonville is in Capitol County, Connecticut, at 41.8970, -72.7490.
How many ghost towns are in Capitol County?
Capitol 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.