Moffitt
Ghost town · Hancock County, Ohio

Moffitt 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 Moffitt as a historical populated place on the McComb 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 41.0223° N, 83.8472° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | McComb |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 752 ft |
| Nearest living town | Benton Ridge, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1066281 |
| Coordinates | 41.02227, -83.84716 |
What's there now
Moffitt is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton Ridge, OH (population 328), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 752 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lewisvilleghost town · Hancock County · 3.6 mi
- Websterghost town · Putnam County · 4.2 mi
- North Ridgevilleghost town · Hancock County · 7.8 mi
- Upper Tauwaghost town · Putnam County · 9.1 mi
- Oakdaleghost town · Putnam County · 9.6 mi
- Beagleghost town · Hancock County · 12.3 mi
- Wardsghost town · Putnam County · 12.7 mi
- Hassanghost town · Hancock County · 12.9 mi
- Martinstownghost town · Hancock County · 13 mi
- Winelandghost town · Hancock County · 14.6 mi
- Farnhamghost town · Wood County · 14.6 mi
- Madeiraghost town · Putnam County · 14.7 mi
Questions
Where is Moffitt?
Moffitt is in Hancock County, Ohio, at 41.0223, -83.8472.
How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?
Hancock County, Ohio has 8 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.