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Hartford

Ghost town · Allen County, Ohio

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

Hartford is a ghost town in Allen County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Allen County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hartford as a historical populated place on the Spencerville 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 40.7362° N, 84.3147° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpencerville
Elevation813 ft
Nearest living townSpencerville, OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1085213
Coordinates40.73616, -84.31467

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What's there now

Hartford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spencerville, OH (population 2,120), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 813 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 Hartford?

Hartford is in Allen County, Ohio, at 40.7362, -84.3147.

How many ghost towns are in Allen County?

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

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