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Vermontville

Ghost town · King County, Washington

Vashon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Vashon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vermontville is a ghost town in King County, Washington. It is one of 28 former communities in King County on the federal names register. No county in Washington has more among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vermontville as a historical populated place on the Vashon 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 47.4757° N, 122.4465° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVashon
Elevation16 ft
Nearest living townVashon, WA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1514852
Coordinates47.47565, -122.44652

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What's there now

Vermontville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vashon, WA (population 10,424), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 16 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Vermontville?

Vermontville is in King County, Washington, at 47.4757, -122.4465.

How many ghost towns are in King County?

King County, Washington has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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