San Toy Ghost Town

Perry County, Ohio39.6561, -82.0358

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Wayne National Forest · Open to visitors

Nearest town
8.3 miCrooksville, OH
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
27 miKing's Station
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of San Toy. No free-licensed photo yet.

San Toy, in Perry County, Ohio, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miZanesvilleNelsonvilleNew LexingtonThe PlainsCrooksvilleSouth ZanesvilleRosevilleSan Toy
  • National Forest
  • Other federal
  • State
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: San Toy. 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 Crooksville, OH, about 8.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Newark, OH, 35 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. King's Station27 mi southwest
  2. Ingham28 mi southwest
  3. Moonville29 mi southwest
  4. Claylick31 mi northwest
  5. Moscow31 mi northwest
  6. Flora34 mi south
  7. Vinton Furnace36 mi southwest
  8. Oreton40 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

National Forest: Wayne National Forest

PAD-US places this spot on Wayne National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

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 Mc Connellsville Lk 7. Snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mc Connellsville Lk 7 station (USC00335041), 9.6 miles away. About 45.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPerry County, Ohio
Coordinates39.65610, -82.03580
Also known asSan Toy, Ohio
SourcesWikidata Q7415351 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is San Toy ghost town?

In Perry County, Ohio, at 39.6561, -82.0358. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Crooksville, OH, about 8.3 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Newark, OH, 35 miles away.

Can you visit San Toy?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Wayne National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit San Toy?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Mc Connellsville Lk 7. Snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near San Toy?

Yes. King's Station (27 mi), Ingham (28 mi), Moonville (29 mi), Claylick (31 mi).

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