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Army Lake

Ghost town · Walworth County, Wisconsin

Eagle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Eagle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Army Lake is a ghost town in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is one of 3 former communities in Walworth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Army Lake as a historical populated place on the East Troy 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 42.8067° N, 88.3754° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Troy
Elevation829 ft
Nearest living townEast Troy, WI
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1851216
Coordinates42.80668, -88.37537

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What's there now

Army Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Troy, WI (population 4,689), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 829 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 Army Lake?

Army Lake is in Walworth County, Wisconsin, at 42.8067, -88.3754.

How many ghost towns are in Walworth County?

Walworth County, Wisconsin has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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