Deadmans
Ghost town · Muskingum County, Ohio

Deadmans is a ghost town in Muskingum County, Ohio. It is one of 25 former communities in Muskingum County on the federal names register. No county in Ohio has more among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deadmans as a historical populated place on the Adamsville 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 40.0167° N, 81.9751° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Adamsville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 736 ft |
| Nearest living town | North Zanesville, OH |
| Distance to it | 2.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1054523 |
| Coordinates | 40.01673, -81.97513 |
What's there now
Deadmans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Zanesville, OH (population 2,836), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Maddensghost town · Muskingum County · 0.8 mi
- Tremleysghost town · Muskingum County · 1.3 mi
- Jacksonghost town · Muskingum County · 4.8 mi
- Oaklandghost town · Muskingum County · 5.3 mi
- Y-Bridge (1832)covered bridge · Muskingum County · 5.7 mi
- Brookoverghost town · Muskingum County · 6.8 mi
- Salt Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Muskingum County · 7.3 mi
- Wakatomikaghost town · Muskingum County · 7.5 mi
- Carlwickghost town · Muskingum County · 7.9 mi
- Pleasant Valleyghost town · Muskingum County · 8 mi
- Muskingumghost town · Muskingum County · 8.9 mi
- Pierceghost town · Muskingum County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Deadmans?
Deadmans is in Muskingum County, Ohio, at 40.0167, -81.9751.
How many ghost towns are in Muskingum County?
Muskingum County, Ohio has 25 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.