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Ghost town · Addison County, Vermont
Towtaid is a ghost town in Addison County, Vermont. It is one of 2 former communities in Addison County on the federal names register. No county in Vermont has more among the 5 Vermont counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Towtaid as a historical populated place on the Brandon 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 43.8659° N, 73.1076° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Brandon |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 447 ft |
| Nearest living town | Brandon, VT |
| Distance to it | 3.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1918912 |
| Coordinates | 43.86590, -73.10761 |
What's there now
Towtaid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brandon, VT (population 1,892), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 447 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cedar Swamp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 4.9 mi
- Sanderson Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 5.3 mi
- Dean Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 6.1 mi
- East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 7.4 mi
- Hammond Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 10.4 mi
- Depot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 11.3 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 11.5 mi
- Branch Schoolghost town · Addison County · 11.9 mi
- Halpin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Addison County · 12.8 mi
- Cooley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 12.8 mi
- Gorham Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Rutland County · 13.3 mi
- Crown Point Lightlighthouse · Essex County · 19.3 mi
Questions
Where is Towtaid?
Towtaid is in Addison County, Vermont, at 43.8659, -73.1076.
How many ghost towns are in Addison County?
Addison County, Vermont has 2 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.