Clendening
Ghost town · Harrison County, Ohio

Clendening is a ghost town in Harrison County, Ohio. It is one of 12 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clendening as a historical populated place on the Deersville 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 40.2526° N, 81.2140° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Deersville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,085 ft |
| Nearest living town | Tippecanoe, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1062448 |
| Coordinates | 40.25257, -81.21399 |
What's there now
Clendening is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tippecanoe, OH (population 14), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,085 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hattoniaghost town · Harrison County · 5.2 mi
- Skull Fork Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Harrison County · 5.6 mi
- Nottinghamghost town · Harrison County · 5.9 mi
- Pleasant Valleyghost town · Harrison County · 6.3 mi
- Smithdaleghost town · Harrison County · 6.4 mi
- Laceyvilleghost town · Harrison County · 6.5 mi
- Moravilleghost town · Harrison County · 7.2 mi
- Enfieldghost town · Harrison County · 8.6 mi
- Kennonghost town · Belmont County · 9 mi
- Stacyghost town · Harrison County · 9.8 mi
- Elmghost town · Tuscarawas County · 11.1 mi
- Yankeetownghost town · Tuscarawas County · 14.2 mi
Questions
Where is Clendening?
Clendening is in Harrison County, Ohio, at 40.2526, -81.2140.
How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?
Harrison County, Ohio has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.