Ellmont Ghost Town

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania41.2480, -78.7970

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
0.2 miBrockway, PA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miArroyo
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ellmont. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ellmont, in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miSt. MarysDuBoisTreasure LakeRidgwayBrookvilleMarienvilleReynoldsvilleEllmont
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ellmont. 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 Brockway, PA, about 0.2 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 83 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Arroyo11 mi northwest
  2. Helvetia14 mi south
  3. Bells Mills21 mi south
  4. Walston22 mi southwest
  5. Pigs Ear23 mi north
  6. Dahoga25 mi north
  7. Horatio25 mi southwest
  8. Loop31 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Brockway Ball Park, American Legion Memorial Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°3217Jan3519Feb4426Mar5836Apr6847May7555Jun7959Jul7858Aug7151Sep5941Oct4732Nov3623DecJan: 2.9 inFeb: 2.4 inMar: 3.3 inApr: 3.7 inMay: 3.7 inJun: 4.7 inJul: 4.4 inAug: 3.9 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.4 inNov: 3.2 inDec: 3.0 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 Dubois Jefferson Co Ap.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Dubois Jefferson Co Ap station (USW00004787), 7.2 miles away. About 42.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationJefferson County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41.24800, -78.79700
SourcesWikidata Q25313645 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ellmont ghost town?

In Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, at 41.2480, -78.7970. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Brockway, PA, about 0.2 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pittsburgh, PA, 83 miles away.

Can you visit Ellmont?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Brockway Ball Park, American Legion Memorial Park. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Ellmont?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Dubois Jefferson Co Ap.

Are there other ghost towns near Ellmont?

Yes. Arroyo (11 mi), Helvetia (14 mi), Bells Mills (21 mi), Walston (22 mi).

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