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Wellan

Ghost town · Perry County, Ohio

Thornville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Thornville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wellan is a ghost town in Perry County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wellan as a historical populated place on the Somerset 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 39.7765° N, 82.3118° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSomerset
Elevation869 ft
Nearest living townSomerset, OH
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1077378
Coordinates39.77646, -82.31182

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What's there now

Wellan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Somerset, OH (population 1,417), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 869 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 Wellan?

Wellan is in Perry County, Ohio, at 39.7765, -82.3118.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

Perry County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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