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Gibsonburg Junction

Ghost town · Sandusky County, Ohio

Elmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Elmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gibsonburg Junction is a ghost town in Sandusky County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Sandusky County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gibsonburg Junction as a historical populated place on the Elmore 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 41.4326° N, 83.3188° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElmore
Elevation644 ft
Nearest living townWoodville, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067208
Coordinates41.43255, -83.31881

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What's there now

Gibsonburg Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodville, OH (population 1,940), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 644 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 Gibsonburg Junction?

Gibsonburg Junction is in Sandusky County, Ohio, at 41.4326, -83.3188.

How many ghost towns are in Sandusky County?

Sandusky County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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