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Hagerstown

Ghost town · Preble County, Ohio

Arcanum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Arcanum quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hagerstown is a ghost town in Preble County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Preble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hagerstown as a historical populated place: 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 39.9096° N, 84.6071° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,070 ft
Nearest living townWest Manchester, OH
Distance to it1.1 miles
Coordinates39.90958, -84.60711

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What's there now

Hagerstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Manchester, OH (population 378), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,070 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 Hagerstown?

Hagerstown is in Preble County, Ohio, at 39.9096, -84.6071.

How many ghost towns are in Preble County?

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

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