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Ghost town · Essex County, New York
Tahawus is a ghost town in Essex County, New York, recorded as human settlement in New York, United States of America. It is the only former community in Essex County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tahawus as a historical populated place: 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 44.0506° N, 74.0511° W.
Key facts
| Elevation | 1,771 ft |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Lake Placid, NY |
| Distance to it | 16.5 miles |
| Coordinates | 44.05060, -74.05110 |
What's there now
Tahawus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Placid, NY (population 2,159), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,771 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Jay Bridgecovered bridge · Essex County · 27.6 mi
- Crown Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 31.3 mi
- Barber's Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 32.9 mi
- Split Rock Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 39.2 mi
- Kenwellsghost town · Hamilton County · 40.8 mi
- Hollywoodghost town · St. Lawrence County · 40.9 mi
- East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 41.7 mi
- Spade Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 42.7 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chittenden County · 42.8 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 43.4 mi
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 44.6 mi
- Halpin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 45.2 mi
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.