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Plainville

Ghost town · Hampden County, Massachusetts

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

Plainville is a ghost town in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It is one of 2 former communities in Hampden County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plainville as a historical populated place on the Springfield North 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 42.2126° N, 72.5745° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield North
Elevation240 ft
Nearest living townChicopee, MA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID606280
Coordinates42.21259, -72.57453

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What's there now

Plainville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chicopee, MA (population 55,213), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 240 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 Plainville?

Plainville is in Hampden County, Massachusetts, at 42.2126, -72.5745.

How many ghost towns are in Hampden County?

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

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