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Harsenville

Ghost town · New York 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

Harsenville is a ghost town in New York County, New York. It is one of 5 former communities in New York County on the federal names register. No county in New York has more among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harsenville 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 40.7797° N, 73.9806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCentral Park
Elevation74 ft
Nearest living townGuttenberg, NJ
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2094831
Coordinates40.77972, -73.98056

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What's there now

Harsenville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Guttenberg, NJ (population 11,638), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 74 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 Harsenville?

Harsenville is in New York County, New York, at 40.7797, -73.9806.

How many ghost towns are in New York County?

New York County, New York has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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