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Misere

Ghost town · Door County, Wisconsin

Casco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Casco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Misere is a ghost town in Door County, Wisconsin. It is the only former community in Door County recorded on the federal names register, out of 114 across Wisconsin.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Misere as a historical populated place on the Brussels 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 44.6978° N, 87.6015° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrussels
Nearest living townForestville, WI
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2831242
Coordinates44.69781, -87.60146

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What's there now

Misere is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Forestville, WI (population 576), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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