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Ingham

Ghost town · Athens County, Ohio

Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ingham is a ghost town in Athens County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Ohio, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Athens County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 76th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ingham as a historical populated place on the Mineral 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 39.3140° N, 82.2965° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMineral
Elevation698 ft
Nearest living townNew Marshfield, OH
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1071117
Coordinates39.31396, -82.29654

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What's there now

Ingham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Marshfield, OH (population 94), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 698 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 Ingham?

Ingham is in Athens County, Ohio, at 39.3140, -82.2965.

How many ghost towns are in Athens County?

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

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