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The Plains

Ghost town · Nantucket County, Massachusetts

Nantucket quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500)
Nantucket quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1889, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists The Plains as a historical populated place on the Nantucket 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 41.2751° N, 70.1578° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNantucket
Elevation6 ft
Nearest living townMadaket, MA
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID617195
Coordinates41.27512, -70.15779

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What's there now

The Plains is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madaket, MA (population 378), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6 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 The Plains?

The Plains is in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, at 41.2751, -70.1578.

How many ghost towns are in Nantucket County?

Nantucket County, Massachusetts has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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