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Deonundaga

Ghost town · Erie County, New York

Buffalo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Buffalo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Deonundaga is a ghost town in Erie County, New York. It is one of 3 former communities in Erie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deonundaga as a historical populated place on the Buffalo SE 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 42.7694° N, 78.8111° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuffalo SE
Elevation723 ft
Nearest living townBlasdell, NY
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2368013
Coordinates42.76944, -78.81111

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What's there now

Deonundaga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blasdell, NY (population 2,534), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 723 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 Deonundaga?

Deonundaga is in Erie County, New York, at 42.7694, -78.8111.

How many ghost towns are in Erie County?

Erie County, New York has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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