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Buck Run

Ghost town · Adams County, Ohio

Seaman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Seaman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buck Run is a ghost town in Adams County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buck Run as a historical populated place on the Seaman 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 38.9856° N, 83.5796° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeaman
Elevation790 ft
Nearest living townSeaman, OH
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1055820
Coordinates38.98562, -83.57964

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What's there now

Buck Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seaman, OH (population 1,072), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 790 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 Buck Run?

Buck Run is in Adams County, Ohio, at 38.9856, -83.5796.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

Adams County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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