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Umbria

Ghost town · Knox County, Ohio

Brinkhaven quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Brinkhaven quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Umbria is a ghost town in Knox County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Umbria as a historical populated place on the Brinkhaven 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 40.4001° N, 82.1902° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrinkhaven
Elevation870 ft
Nearest living townGann (Brinkhaven), OH
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067428
Coordinates40.40007, -82.19015

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What's there now

Umbria is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gann (Brinkhaven), OH (population 139), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 870 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 Umbria?

Umbria is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.4001, -82.1902.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

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

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