White Town Ghost Town

Logan County, Ohio40.5042, -83.6950

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miBellefontaine, OH
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
29 miCones Mills
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of White Town. No free-licensed photo yet.

White Town is an abandoned town in Logan County, Ohio.

On the map

20 mi40 miBellefontaineKentonAdaRichwoodCridersvilleWest LibertyNorth LewisburgWhite Town
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  • Private or unlisted

Star: White Town. 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 Bellefontaine, OH, about 10 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Springfield, OH, 40 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cones Mills29 mi east
  2. Homer29 mi southeast
  3. Rumley29 mi west
  4. Edinburgh30 mi southeast
  5. Webster34 mi north
  6. Coles Mills35 mi east
  7. Tyrone38 mi east
  8. Carpenter's Mill38 mi southeast

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°3618Jan4120Feb5029Mar6339Apr7450May8359Jun8662Jul8460Aug7954Sep6743Oct5233Nov4224DecJan: 2.8 inFeb: 2.3 inMar: 2.9 inApr: 4.2 inMay: 4.5 inJun: 4.7 inJul: 4.5 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 3.1 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 3.2 inDec: 2.6 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 Huntsville 3N. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Huntsville 3N station (USC00333915), 6.4 miles away. About 41.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLogan County, Ohio
Coordinates40.50417, -83.69500
SourcesWikidata Q22672990 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is White Town ghost town?

In Logan County, Ohio, at 40.5042, -83.6950. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bellefontaine, OH, about 10 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Springfield, OH, 40 miles away.

Can you visit White Town?

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 White Town?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Huntsville 3N. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near White Town?

Yes. Cones Mills (29 mi), Homer (29 mi), Rumley (29 mi), Edinburgh (30 mi).

More ghost towns in Ohio

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