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Patuxet

Ghost town · Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500)
Plymouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1886, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Patuxet is a ghost town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is the only former community in Plymouth County recorded on the federal names register, out of 57 across Massachusetts.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Patuxet as a historical populated place on the Plymouth 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 41.9584° N, 70.6673° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlymouth
Elevation49 ft
Nearest living townPlymouth, MA
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1948126
Coordinates41.95844, -70.66726

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What's there now

Patuxet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plymouth, MA (population 7,852), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 49 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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