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Elk Lick

Ghost town · Clermont County, Ohio

Batavia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Batavia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elk Lick is a ghost town in Clermont County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Clermont County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elk Lick as a historical populated place on the Batavia 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 39.0278° N, 84.1310° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBatavia
Elevation727 ft
Nearest living townBatavia, OH
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1054104
Coordinates39.02784, -84.13105

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What's there now

Elk Lick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Batavia, OH (population 2,706), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 727 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 Elk Lick?

Elk Lick is in Clermont County, Ohio, at 39.0278, -84.1310.

How many ghost towns are in Clermont County?

Clermont County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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