Cobbs Corners Ghost Town

Portage County, Ohio41.3087, -81.2812

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.7 miAurora, OH
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miNewbury Center
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Cobbs Corners, in Portage County, Ohio, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miSolonHudsonCobbs Corners
  • National Park Service
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Cobbs Corners. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Aurora, OH, about 2.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 17 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Newbury Center11 mi north
  2. Brandywine Village14 mi west
  3. South Thompson26 mi northeast
  4. Murraysville44 mi west
  5. Custaloga60 mi southwest
  6. Three Legs Town61 mi south
  7. Newville74 mi southwest
  8. Winchester76 mi southwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3417Jan3717Feb4625Mar5836Apr7147May8156Jun8460Jul8258Aug7451Sep6240Oct4931Nov3923DecJan: 3.1 inFeb: 2.5 inMar: 3.2 inApr: 3.7 inMay: 4.2 inJun: 4.4 inJul: 4.5 inAug: 3.7 inSep: 4.2 inOct: 3.5 inNov: 3.0 inDec: 3.1 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Ravenna 2 S. Snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ravenna 2 S station (USC00336949), 12 miles away. About 43.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPortage County, Ohio
Coordinates41.30867, -81.28117
SourcesWikidata Q22676315 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Cobbs Corners ghost town?

In Portage County, Ohio, at 41.3087, -81.2812. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Aurora, OH, about 2.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 17 miles away.

Can you visit Cobbs Corners?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Cobbs Corners?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Ravenna 2 S. Snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Cobbs Corners?

Yes. Newbury Center (11 mi), Brandywine Village (14 mi), South Thompson (26 mi).

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