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Charlotteville

Ghost town · Queens County, New York

Harlem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Harlem quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Charlotteville is a ghost town in Queens County, New York. It is one of 2 former communities in Queens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Charlotteville as a historical populated place on the Central Park 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 40.7558° N, 73.9033° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCentral Park
Nearest living townGuttenberg, NJ
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2571425
Coordinates40.75583, -73.90333

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What's there now

Charlotteville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Guttenberg, NJ (population 11,638), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Charlotteville?

Charlotteville is in Queens County, New York, at 40.7558, -73.9033.

How many ghost towns are in Queens County?

Queens County, New York has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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