Wayfarrow

Ashmont

Ghost town · Erie County, Ohio

Vermilion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Vermilion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashmont is a ghost town in Erie County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Erie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashmont as a historical populated place on the Vermilion West 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 41.3762° N, 82.4399° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVermilion West
Elevation620 ft
Nearest living townBeulah Beach, OH
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1049989
Coordinates41.37616, -82.43989

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Ashmont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beulah Beach, OH (population 110), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 620 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Ashmont?

Ashmont is in Erie County, Ohio, at 41.3762, -82.4399.

How many ghost towns are in Erie County?

Erie County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.