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Fort Gass

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Ohio

Lawrenceburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Lawrenceburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fort Gass is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Ohio. It is one of 14 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fort Gass as a historical populated place on the Hooven 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 39.2176° N, 84.7858° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHooven
Elevation500 ft
Nearest living townHooven, OH
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1079662
Coordinates39.21756, -84.78578

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What's there now

Fort Gass is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hooven, OH (population 483), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 500 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 Fort Gass?

Fort Gass is in Hamilton County, Ohio, at 39.2176, -84.7858.

How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County, Ohio has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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