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Camp Mar Vel

Ghost town · Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Wellfleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Wellfleet quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camp Mar Vel is a ghost town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is one of 4 former communities in Barnstable County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camp Mar Vel as a historical populated place on the Wellfleet 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 41.9320° N, 70.0222° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWellfleet
Elevation26 ft
Nearest living townNorth Eastham, MA
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID616793
Coordinates41.93205, -70.02224

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What's there now

Camp Mar Vel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Eastham, MA (population 1,958), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 26 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 Camp Mar Vel?

Camp Mar Vel is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at 41.9320, -70.0222.

How many ghost towns are in Barnstable County?

Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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