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Millington

Ghost town · Franklin County, Massachusetts

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

Millington 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 Millington as a historical populated place on the Quabbin Reservoir 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 42.4765° N, 72.2995° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleQuabbin Reservoir
Elevation522 ft
Nearest living townPetersham, MA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID617504
Coordinates42.47648, -72.29953

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What's there now

Millington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Petersham, MA (population 252), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 522 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 Millington?

Millington is in Franklin County, Massachusetts, at 42.4765, -72.2995.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

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

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