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Pumpkin Hill

Ghost town · Caledonia County, Vermont

St. Johnsbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
St. Johnsbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pumpkin Hill is a ghost town in Caledonia County, Vermont. It is the only former community in Caledonia County recorded on the federal names register, out of 6 across Vermont.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pumpkin Hill as a historical populated place on the Saint Johnsbury 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 44.4228° N, 72.0770° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Johnsbury
Elevation1,014 ft
Nearest living townDanville, VT
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1919662
Coordinates44.42284, -72.07704

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What's there now

Pumpkin Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Danville, VT (population 359), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,014 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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