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Ghost town · Broome County, New York
Stella is a ghost town in Broome County, New York. It is the only former community in Broome County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stella as a historical populated place on the Binghamton West 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 42.1222° N, 75.9461° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Binghamton West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 890 ft |
| Nearest living town | Johnson City, NY |
| Distance to it | 0.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2096988 |
| Coordinates | 42.12222, -75.94611 |
What's there now
Stella is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Johnson City, NY (population 15,130), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 890 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Newfield Bridgecovered bridge · Tompkins County · 37 mi
- Knapp's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bradford County · 39 mi
- Pacatacanghost town · Delaware County · 42.8 mi
- Barclayghost town · Bradford County · 47.6 mi
- Downsville Bridgecovered bridge · Delaware County · 49.1 mi
- Hamden Bridgecovered bridge · Delaware County · 49.4 mi
- Laquinghost town · Bradford County · 49.7 mi
- Lower Shavertown Bridgecovered bridge · Delaware County · 49.9 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.