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Village of Halidon

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Maine

Portland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Portland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Village of Halidon 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 Village of Halidon as a historical populated place on the Portland West 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 43.6965° N, 70.3581° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePortland West
Elevation183 ft
Nearest living townWestbrook, ME
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1913258
Coordinates43.69647, -70.35811

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What's there now

Village of Halidon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westbrook, ME (population 20,484), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 183 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 Village of Halidon?

Village of Halidon is in Cumberland County, Maine, at 43.6965, -70.3581.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

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

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