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Gumet

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Maine

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

Gumet 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 Gumet as a historical populated place on the Orrs Island 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 43.8623° N, 69.9134° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOrrs Island
Elevation43 ft
Nearest living townBrunswick, ME
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1912521
Coordinates43.86230, -69.91338

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What's there now

Gumet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brunswick, ME (population 16,928), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 43 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 Gumet?

Gumet is in Cumberland County, Maine, at 43.8623, -69.9134.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

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

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