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Carletonville

Ghost town · Chippewa County, Michigan

Strongs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:63,360)
Strongs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:63,360) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carletonville is a ghost town in Chippewa County, Michigan, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Chippewa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 27 Michigan counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carletonville as a historical populated place: 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 46.3500° N, 84.7667° W.

Key facts

Elevation834 ft
Nearest living townBrimley, MI
Distance to it9.6 miles
Coordinates46.35000, -84.76667

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What's there now

Carletonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brimley, MI (population 379), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 834 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 Carletonville?

Carletonville is in Chippewa County, Michigan, at 46.3500, -84.7667.

How many ghost towns are in Chippewa County?

Chippewa County, Michigan has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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