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Butterfield

Ghost town · Franklin County, Maine

Phillips quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Phillips quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Butterfield is a ghost town in Franklin County, Maine. It is one of 4 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Butterfield as a historical populated place on the Madrid 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 44.8317° N, 70.3909° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMadrid
Elevation907 ft
Nearest living townKingfield, ME
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1908285
Coordinates44.83172, -70.39090

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What's there now

Butterfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kingfield, ME (population 583), about 14 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 907 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 Butterfield?

Butterfield is in Franklin County, Maine, at 44.8317, -70.3909.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Maine has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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