Striptown
Ghost town · Mercer County, Ohio

Striptown is a ghost town in Mercer County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Striptown as a historical populated place on the Erastus 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 40.5892° N, 84.6894° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Erastus |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 863 ft |
| Nearest living town | Celina, OH |
| Distance to it | 7.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1053608 |
| Coordinates | 40.58921, -84.68940 |
What's there now
Striptown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Celina, OH (population 11,017), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 863 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Brehmghost town · Mercer County · 3.8 mi
- Earleyghost town · Mercer County · 5.4 mi
- Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouselighthouse · Mercer County · 11.4 mi
- Ceylon Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Adams County · 13.4 mi
- Shastaghost town · Van Wert County · 14 mi
- MacAdamghost town · Van Wert County · 14.5 mi
- Buena Vistaghost town · Van Wert County · 15 mi
- Steinmanghost town · Mercer County · 18.5 mi
- Delvinghost town · Darke County · 20 mi
- Bayghost town · Auglaize County · 21.8 mi
- Hartfordghost town · Allen County · 22.1 mi
- Strakersghost town · Darke County · 22.1 mi
Questions
Where is Striptown?
Striptown is in Mercer County, Ohio, at 40.5892, -84.6894.
How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?
Mercer County, Ohio has 4 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.