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Hamburg

Ghost town · Perry County, Ohio

New Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
New Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hamburg is a ghost town in Perry County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hamburg as a historical populated place on the Corning 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 39.5834° N, 82.1026° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorning
Elevation746 ft
Nearest living townCorning, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1065666
Coordinates39.58340, -82.10264

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What's there now

Hamburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Corning, OH (population 494), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 746 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 Hamburg?

Hamburg is in Perry County, Ohio, at 39.5834, -82.1026.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

Perry County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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