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Lelan

Ghost town · Warren County, Ohio

Morrow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Morrow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lelan is a ghost town in Warren County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lelan as a historical populated place on the Lebanon 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 39.4548° N, 84.1785° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLebanon
Elevation902 ft
Nearest living townLebanon, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1065572
Coordinates39.45478, -84.17855

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What's there now

Lelan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lebanon, OH (population 21,216), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 902 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 Lelan?

Lelan is in Warren County, Ohio, at 39.4548, -84.1785.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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