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Doodletown

Ghost town · Rockland County, New York

Schunemunk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Schunemunk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Doodletown is a ghost town in Rockland County, New York, recorded as human settlement in New York, United States of America. It is the only former community in Rockland County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Doodletown as a historical populated place on the Popolopen Lake 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 41.2995° N, 74.0026° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePopolopen Lake
Elevation492 ft
Nearest living townFort Montgomery, NY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID948574
Coordinates41.29954, -74.00264

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What's there now

Doodletown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Montgomery, NY (population 2,198), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 492 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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