WayfarrowOgleton
Ghost town · Butler County, Ohio
Ogleton is a ghost town in Butler County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ogleton as a historical populated place on the Millville 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 39.4712° N, 84.7380° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Millville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 931 ft |
| Nearest living town | Oxford, OH |
| Distance to it | 2.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1066291 |
| Coordinates | 39.47116, -84.73801 |
What's there now
Ogleton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oxford, OH (population 22,069), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 931 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- White Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 2.8 mi
- Pugh's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 3.7 mi
- McDonaldghost town · Butler County · 4.6 mi
- Hanoverghost town · Butler County · 5.7 mi
- Governor Bebb Park Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Butler County · 7.7 mi
- College Corner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ohio · 8.4 mi
- Hueston Woods Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Preble County · 8.5 mi
- Mount Carmel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 9.7 mi
- Claysburgghost town · Preble County · 10.8 mi
- Snow Hill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 11.8 mi
- Shaker Villageghost town · Hamilton County · 12.3 mi
- Ixworthghost town · Butler County · 12.6 mi
Questions
Where is Ogleton?
Ogleton is in Butler County, Ohio, at 39.4712, -84.7380.
How many ghost towns are in Butler County?
Butler County, Ohio has 7 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.