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Blackburn

Ghost town · Hocking County, Ohio

Lancaster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Lancaster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackburn is a ghost town in Hocking County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Hocking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackburn as a historical populated place on the Clearport 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 39.5426° N, 82.6382° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClearport
Elevation943 ft
Nearest living townRockbridge, OH
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067394
Coordinates39.54256, -82.63822

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What's there now

Blackburn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockbridge, OH (population 166), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 943 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 Blackburn?

Blackburn is in Hocking County, Ohio, at 39.5426, -82.6382.

How many ghost towns are in Hocking County?

Hocking County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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