Shilling
Ghost town · Morgan County, Ohio

Shilling is a ghost town in Morgan County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shilling as a historical populated place on the Ringgold 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 39.5626° N, 81.9899° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Ringgold |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,061 ft |
| Nearest living town | Corning, OH |
| Distance to it | 5.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067294 |
| Coordinates | 39.56257, -81.98986 |
What's there now
Shilling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Corning, OH (population 494), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,061 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Adams Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Morgan County · 4.8 mi
- Palos Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Athens County · 5.1 mi
- Chaneyvilleghost town · Morgan County · 5.9 mi
- Lewisghost town · Morgan County · 5.9 mi
- Hobokenghost town · Perry County · 6.1 mi
- Hamburgghost town · Perry County · 6.2 mi
- San Toyghost town · Perry County · 6.9 mi
- Halls Valleyghost town · Morgan County · 7.5 mi
- Linscottghost town · Morgan County · 7.6 mi
- Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Morgan County · 9.3 mi
- Kidwell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Athens County · 9.6 mi
- Goose Runghost town · Athens County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Shilling?
Shilling is in Morgan County, Ohio, at 39.5626, -81.9899.
How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?
Morgan County, Ohio has 13 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.