Nancy
Ghost town · Hocking County, Ohio

Nancy is a ghost town in Hocking County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Hocking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nancy as a historical populated place on the Laurelville 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 39.3901° N, 82.6593° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Laurelville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 776 ft |
| Nearest living town | Adelphi, OH |
| Distance to it | 6.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067401 |
| Coordinates | 39.39007, -82.65933 |
What's there now
Nancy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adelphi, OH (population 327), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 776 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Reedsghost town · Hocking County · 1.8 mi
- Goosetownghost town · Vinton County · 3.2 mi
- Pursellghost town · Hocking County · 4.7 mi
- Feightnerghost town · Ross County · 4.9 mi
- Coxghost town · Vinton County · 7.6 mi
- Rockhouseghost town · Hocking County · 7.6 mi
- Cedar Fallsghost town · Hocking County · 7.6 mi
- Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Vinton County · 8.1 mi
- Point Pleasantghost town · Hocking County · 8.7 mi
- Charlestonghost town · Ross County · 8.7 mi
- Smockghost town · Hocking County · 8.9 mi
- Poe Valleyghost town · Ross County · 9 mi
Questions
Where is Nancy?
Nancy is in Hocking County, Ohio, at 39.3901, -82.6593.
How many ghost towns are in Hocking County?
Hocking County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.