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Norton Furnace

Ghost town · Bristol County, Massachusetts

Taunton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1885, 1:62,500)
Taunton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1885, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Norton Furnace is a ghost town in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is one of 2 former communities in Bristol County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Norton Furnace as a historical populated place on the Norton 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 41.9387° N, 71.1595° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorton
Elevation65 ft
Nearest living townNorton Center, MA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID606288
Coordinates41.93871, -71.15949

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What's there now

Norton Furnace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norton Center, MA (population 2,526), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 65 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 Norton Furnace?

Norton Furnace is in Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 41.9387, -71.1595.

How many ghost towns are in Bristol County?

Bristol County, Massachusetts has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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