Nequsset
Ghost town · Sagadahoc County, Maine

Nequsset is a ghost town in Sagadahoc County, Maine. It is one of 2 former communities in Sagadahoc County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nequsset as a historical populated place on the Bath 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 43.9187° N, 69.8012° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bath |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 56 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bath, ME |
| Distance to it | 2.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1907836 |
| Coordinates | 43.91869, -69.80116 |
What's there now
Nequsset is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bath, ME (population 8,801), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 56 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Doubling Point Rear Range Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 2.5 mi
- Doubling Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 2.5 mi
- Doubling Point Range Lightslighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 2.5 mi
- Gumetghost town · Cumberland County · 6.8 mi
- Squirrel Point Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 7.1 mi
- Wynburgghost town · Sagadahoc County · 7.6 mi
- Hendricks Head Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 8.7 mi
- Perkins Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 9.2 mi
- Burnt Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 10.3 mi
- The Cuckolds Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 12.2 mi
- Pond Island Lightlighthouse · Sagadahoc County · 12.5 mi
- Ram Island Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 12.8 mi
Questions
Where is Nequsset?
Nequsset is in Sagadahoc County, Maine, at 43.9187, -69.8012.
How many ghost towns are in Sagadahoc County?
Sagadahoc County, Maine has 2 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.