Kingfred
Ghost town · Fayette County, Ohio

Kingfred is a ghost town in Fayette County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kingfred as a historical populated place on the New Holland 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 39.5448° N, 83.3460° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | New Holland |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 908 ft |
| Nearest living town | Washington Court House, OH |
| Distance to it | 4.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067392 |
| Coordinates | 39.54478, -83.34603 |
What's there now
Kingfred is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Washington Court House, OH (population 14,406), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 908 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Olympiaghost town · Fayette County · 1.7 mi
- Heglersghost town · Ross County · 7.9 mi
- Ghormleyghost town · Fayette County · 9.5 mi
- Thorntonghost town · Ross County · 10.6 mi
- Brownstownghost town · Ross County · 13.4 mi
- South Salem Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ross County · 14.7 mi
- New Salemghost town · Ross County · 15 mi
- Niogaghost town · Madison County · 16.5 mi
- Pearsonsghost town · Fayette County · 17.1 mi
- Viewghost town · Ross County · 18.6 mi
- Squawtownghost town · Pickaway County · 19.5 mi
- Ebushghost town · Ross County · 20.2 mi
Questions
Where is Kingfred?
Kingfred is in Fayette County, Ohio, at 39.5448, -83.3460.
How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?
Fayette County, Ohio has 4 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.