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Ricketts

Ghost town · Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Laporte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Laporte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ricketts is a ghost town in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, recorded as location in Pennsylvania, USA. It is the only former community in Sullivan County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ricketts 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 41.3911° N, 76.2778° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,074 ft
Nearest living townMildred, PA
Distance to it7.9 miles
Coordinates41.39110, -76.27780

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What's there now

Ricketts is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mildred, PA (population 380), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,074 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Postcard of Ricketts, a former lumber town in Sullivan and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania, USA. Ricketts was founded in 1890 and abandoned after 1913 when the l
Postcard of Ricketts, a former lumber town in Sullivan and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania, USA. Ricketts was founded in 1890 and abandoned after 1913 when the l · Postcard lower right corner has "Photo by M. F. Peale" / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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