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Ghost town · St. Lawrence County, New York
Sucker Brook is a ghost town in St. Lawrence County, New York. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sucker Brook as a historical populated place on the Sparrowhawk Point 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 44.8133° N, 75.2567° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sparrowhawk Point |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 316 ft |
| Nearest living town | Waddington, NY |
| Distance to it | 4.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2120532 |
| Coordinates | 44.81333, -75.25667 |
What's there now
Sucker Brook is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waddington, NY (population 1,003), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 316 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ogdensburg Harbor Lightlighthouse · St. Lawrence County · 14.5 mi
- Black Lakeghost town · St. Lawrence County · 30.9 mi
- Crossover Island Lightlighthouse · St. Lawrence County · 33.7 mi
- Hollywoodghost town · St. Lawrence County · 39.4 mi
- Jayvilleghost town · St. Lawrence County · 45.7 mi
- Sunken Rock Lightlighthouse · Jefferson County · 45.8 mi
Questions
Where is Sucker Brook?
Sucker Brook is in St. Lawrence County, New York, at 44.8133, -75.2567.
How many ghost towns are in St. Lawrence County?
St. Lawrence County, New York has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.