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Belfast

Ghost town · Preble County, Ohio

New Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
New Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Belfast is a ghost town in Preble County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Preble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Belfast as a historical populated place on the New Paris 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 39.8362° N, 84.7786° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Paris
Elevation1,186 ft
Nearest living townNew Paris, OH
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1063219
Coordinates39.83616, -84.77857

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What's there now

Belfast is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Paris, OH (population 1,338), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,186 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 Belfast?

Belfast is in Preble County, Ohio, at 39.8362, -84.7786.

How many ghost towns are in Preble County?

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

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