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Farmers Grove

Ghost town · Green County, Wisconsin

New Glarus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
New Glarus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Farmers Grove is a ghost town in Green County, Wisconsin. It is one of 4 former communities in Green County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Farmers Grove as a historical populated place on the New Glarus 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 42.7850° N, 89.7241° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Glarus
Elevation1,110 ft
Nearest living townNew Glarus, WI
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID2760449
Coordinates42.78505, -89.72405

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What's there now

Farmers Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Glarus, WI (population 2,276), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,110 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 Farmers Grove?

Farmers Grove is in Green County, Wisconsin, at 42.7850, -89.7241.

How many ghost towns are in Green County?

Green County, Wisconsin has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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