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Hassan

Ghost town · Hancock County, Ohio

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

Hassan is a ghost town in Hancock County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hassan as a historical populated place on the Ada 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 40.8456° N, 83.7660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAda
Elevation910 ft
Nearest living townJenera, OH
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1085215
Coordinates40.84561, -83.76605

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What's there now

Hassan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jenera, OH (population 280), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 910 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 Hassan?

Hassan is in Hancock County, Ohio, at 40.8456, -83.7660.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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