Road-trip index
Ghost Towns near Boston
The survey records 1,033 vanished or historical sites within 100 miles of Boston, MA. Here's what's closest — and which places have full records worth planning a day around.
Closest surveyed sites — records pending
Fort Winthrop, MA~2 mi
Adamsville, MA~8 mi
West Corners, MA~12 mi
Belchers Corner, MA~16 mi
Beaver Brook, MA~16 mi
New Town, MA~23 mi
Aqawam, MA~25 mi
Centre Village, MA~25 mi
Wingaersheek, MA~27 mi
Norton Furnace, MA~30 mi
Every one of these is on the national atlas map — zoom into the Boston area to see them in place.