Hagerstown Ghost Town

Preble County, Ohio39.9096, -84.6071

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.3 miLewisburg, OH
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
9.9 miCrawfordsville
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Hagerstown is a ghost town in Preble County, Ohio.

On the map

20 mi40 miRichmondClaytonGreenvilleEatonWest MiltonHagerstown
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Hagerstown. 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 Lewisburg, OH, about 5.3 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Dayton, OH, 23 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Crawfordsville9.9 mi southwest
  2. Tadmor23 mi east
  3. Fishburg25 mi east
  4. Manor33 mi southeast
  5. Corwin36 mi west
  6. Venable36 mi southeast
  7. Rumley40 mi northeast
  8. Allentown40 mi east

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

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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 Eaton.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Eaton station (USC00332485), 12 miles away. About 43.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPreble County, Ohio
Coordinates39.90958, -84.60711
Also known asHagerstown, Ohio, Hagerstown, OH
SourcesWikidata Q22676666 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Hagerstown ghost town?

In Preble County, Ohio, at 39.9096, -84.6071. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lewisburg, OH, about 5.3 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Dayton, OH, 23 miles away.

Can you visit Hagerstown?

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 Hagerstown?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Eaton.

Are there other ghost towns near Hagerstown?

Yes. Crawfordsville (9.9 mi), Tadmor (23 mi), Fishburg (25 mi), Manor (33 mi).

More ghost towns in Ohio

All 59 ghost towns in Ohio