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Darwin

Ghost town · Dane County, Wisconsin

Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Darwin is a ghost town in Dane County, Wisconsin. It is one of 11 former communities in Dane County on the federal names register. No county in Wisconsin has more among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Darwin as a historical populated place on the De Forest 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 43.1286° N, 89.3521° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDe Forest
Elevation885 ft
Nearest living townMaple Bluff, WI
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1842372
Coordinates43.12861, -89.35206

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What's there now

Darwin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maple Bluff, WI (population 1,319), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 885 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 Darwin?

Darwin is in Dane County, Wisconsin, at 43.1286, -89.3521.

How many ghost towns are in Dane County?

Dane County, Wisconsin has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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