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Ipswich

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Platteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Platteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ipswich is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It is one of 2 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ipswich as a historical populated place on the Platteville 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 42.7075° N, 90.4104° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlatteville
Elevation1,031 ft
Nearest living townPlatteville, WI
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1577658
Coordinates42.70750, -90.41041

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What's there now

Ipswich is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Platteville, WI (population 11,421), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,031 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 Ipswich?

Ipswich is in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, at 42.7075, -90.4104.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Wisconsin has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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