Monticello
Ghost town · Fairfield County, Ohio

Monticello is a ghost town in Fairfield County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Fairfield County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 66th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Monticello as a historical populated place on the Millersport 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 39.9001° N, 82.5624° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Millersport |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 944 ft |
| Nearest living town | Millersport, OH |
| Distance to it | 1.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1068458 |
| Coordinates | 39.90006, -82.56238 |
What's there now
Monticello is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millersport, OH (population 898), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 944 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Moscowghost town · Licking County · 6.6 mi
- Ety Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 7.6 mi
- Hizey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 7.9 mi
- Zeller-Smith Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 9.9 mi
- Central Cityghost town · Licking County · 10.5 mi
- Hartman No 2 Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 10.9 mi
- Idlewild Parkghost town · Licking County · 11 mi
- John Bright Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 11.3 mi
- Sandstoneghost town · Fairfield County · 12.9 mi
- McLain Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Licking County · 13.1 mi
- Rock Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 13.2 mi
- Tarhe Townghost town · Fairfield County · 13.4 mi
Questions
Where is Monticello?
Monticello is in Fairfield County, Ohio, at 39.9001, -82.5624.
How many ghost towns are in Fairfield County?
Fairfield County, Ohio has 5 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.