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Blood

Ghost town · Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Milford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Milford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blood is a ghost town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It is one of 7 former communities in Hillsborough County on the federal names register. No county in New Hampshire has more among the 6 New Hampshire counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blood as a historical populated place on the South Merrimack 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 42.7968° N, 71.5178° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Merrimack
Elevation202 ft
Nearest living townNashua, NH
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1915263
Coordinates42.79675, -71.51785

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What's there now

Blood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nashua, NH (population 91,131), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 202 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 Blood?

Blood is in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at 42.7968, -71.5178.

How many ghost towns are in Hillsborough County?

Hillsborough County, New Hampshire has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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