former town
C11775
concept
A former town is a once-recognized populated settlement that has lost its official town status due to abandonment, depopulation, annexation, or administrative reorganization.
Aliases (1)
- former German town ×1
Instances (5)
- Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
- Schievelbein ("former German town")
- Roxbury
- Dorchester
- Martha Lumpkin