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Factory Village

Ghost town · Franklin County, Massachusetts

Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Factory Village is a ghost town in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It is one of 6 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Factory Village as a historical populated place on the Greenfield 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 42.6168° N, 72.5537° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenfield
Elevation184 ft
Nearest living townTurners Falls, MA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID606301
Coordinates42.61675, -72.55370

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What's there now

Factory Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Turners Falls, MA (population 3,949), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 184 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 Factory Village?

Factory Village is in Franklin County, Massachusetts, at 42.6168, -72.5537.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Massachusetts has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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