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Elizabethtown

Ghost town · Seneca County, Ohio

Tiffin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Tiffin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elizabethtown is a ghost town in Seneca County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Seneca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elizabethtown as a historical populated place on the Bloomville 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 41.0667° N, 83.0685° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBloomville
Elevation883 ft
Nearest living townBloomville, OH
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1060676
Coordinates41.06672, -83.06853

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What's there now

Elizabethtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bloomville, OH (population 788), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 883 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 Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown is in Seneca County, Ohio, at 41.0667, -83.0685.

How many ghost towns are in Seneca County?

Seneca County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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