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Jacktown

Ghost town · Benzie County, Michigan

Maple City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Maple City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacktown is a ghost town in Benzie County, Michigan. It is one of 4 former communities in Benzie County on the federal names register. No county in Michigan has more among the 27 Michigan counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacktown 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 44.7786° N, 85.9875° W.

Key facts

Elevation910 ft
Nearest living townEmpire, MI
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates44.77861, -85.98750

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What's there now

Jacktown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Empire, MI (population 384), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 910 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 Jacktown?

Jacktown is in Benzie County, Michigan, at 44.7786, -85.9875.

How many ghost towns are in Benzie County?

Benzie County, Michigan has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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