Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Putnam County, New York

Dicktown

Ghost town.

Record

About Dicktown

Dicktown is a ghost town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York. It was located on a side street off of New York State Route 301 on the east side of Sagamore Lake east of Clarence Fahnestock State Park Dicktown was named for the fact that a large share of the early settlers were named Richard.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Dicktown, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Dicktown is

USGS topographic map around Dicktown
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

15 historic USGS maps cover Dicktown

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Dicktown

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New York index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Dicktown, New York": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q54953737.
  3. USGS GNIS 2628347.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).