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Stonehaven

Ghost town · Essex County, Massachusetts

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

Stonehaven is a ghost town in Essex County, Massachusetts. It is one of 5 former communities in Essex County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 13 Massachusetts counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stonehaven as a historical populated place on the Rockport 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 42.6584° N, 70.5995° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockport
Elevation35 ft
Nearest living townRockport, MA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID606284
Coordinates42.65843, -70.59949

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What's there now

Stonehaven is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockport, MA (population 4,795), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 35 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 Stonehaven?

Stonehaven is in Essex County, Massachusetts, at 42.6584, -70.5995.

How many ghost towns are in Essex County?

Essex County, Massachusetts has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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