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Hilltown

Ghost town · Portage County, Ohio

Kent quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Kent quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hilltown is a ghost town in Portage County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Portage County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hilltown as a historical populated place on the Suffield 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 41.0737° N, 81.3287° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSuffield
Elevation1,106 ft
Nearest living townBrimfield, OH
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067188
Coordinates41.07367, -81.32872

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What's there now

Hilltown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brimfield, OH (population 3,144), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,106 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 Hilltown?

Hilltown is in Portage County, Ohio, at 41.0737, -81.3287.

How many ghost towns are in Portage County?

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

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