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Asbury

Ghost town · Perry County, Ohio

Logan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Logan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Asbury is a ghost town in Perry County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Asbury as a historical populated place on the Junction City topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6826° N, 82.2929° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJunction City
Elevation1,002 ft
Nearest living townJunction City, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067167
Coordinates39.68257, -82.29293

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What's there now

Asbury is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Junction City, OH (population 1,025), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,002 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Asbury?

Asbury is in Perry County, Ohio, at 39.6826, -82.2929.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

Perry County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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