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Willisville

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

Willisville 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 Willisville 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 41.0545° N, 73.5096° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStamford
Elevation77 ft
Nearest living townNoroton, CT
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1943199
Coordinates41.05454, -73.50957

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What's there now

Willisville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Noroton, CT (population 5,522), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 77 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 Willisville?

Willisville is in Western Connecticut County, Connecticut, at 41.0545, -73.5096.

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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