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Gates Hill

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Maine

Gray quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Gray quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gates Hill is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Maine. It is one of 13 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. No county in Maine has more among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gates Hill as a historical populated place on the North Windham 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 43.8170° N, 70.4320° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Windham
Elevation305 ft
Nearest living townNorth Windham, ME
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1912472
Coordinates43.81702, -70.43200

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What's there now

Gates Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Windham, ME (population 5,633), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 305 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 Gates Hill?

Gates Hill is in Cumberland County, Maine, at 43.8170, -70.4320.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County, Maine has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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