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Ghost town · Washington County, Ohio
Buells is a ghost town in Washington County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buells as a historical populated place on the Lower Salem 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 39.5223° N, 81.4840° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Lower Salem |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 606 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lowell, OH |
| Distance to it | 1.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061274 |
| Coordinates | 39.52230, -81.48401 |
What's there now
Buells is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lowell, OH (population 512), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 606 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Schwendeman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 4.3 mi
- Harra Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 9.1 mi
- Hildreth Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 9.3 mi
- Huffman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Noble County · 11.3 mi
- Bell Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12 mi
- Hune Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12.5 mi
- Mill Branch Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 13 mi
- Delaneyghost town · Wood County · 13.2 mi
- Carterghost town · Washington County · 13.2 mi
- Radoghost town · Noble County · 13.4 mi
- Parrish Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Noble County · 13.8 mi
- Rinard Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 14 mi
Questions
Where is Buells?
Buells is in Washington County, Ohio, at 39.5223, -81.4840.
How many ghost towns are in Washington County?
Washington County, Ohio has 5 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.