Bixler
Ghost town · Stark County, Ohio

Bixler is a ghost town in Stark County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Stark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bixler as a historical populated place on the Bolivar 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 40.6667° N, 81.4912° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bolivar |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 954 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bolivar, OH |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1057580 |
| Coordinates | 40.66673, -81.49123 |
What's there now
Bixler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bolivar, OH (population 949), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 954 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lawrencevilleghost town · Tuscarawas County · 2.7 mi
- Deardoffs Millsghost town · Tuscarawas County · 4.2 mi
- Plainsburgghost town · Stark County · 6.2 mi
- Rhodesghost town · Stark County · 7.9 mi
- Pinnghost town · Stark County · 9.8 mi
- Sherwoodghost town · Stark County · 10.2 mi
- Hardscrabbleghost town · Stark County · 10.7 mi
- New Englandghost town · Tuscarawas County · 11.6 mi
- Marksghost town · Stark County · 12.6 mi
- Egyptghost town · Tuscarawas County · 12.6 mi
- Summitghost town · Stark County · 12.6 mi
- Paulsghost town · Stark County · 12.8 mi
Questions
Where is Bixler?
Bixler is in Stark County, Ohio, at 40.6667, -81.4912.
How many ghost towns are in Stark County?
Stark County, Ohio has 16 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.