WayfarrowNorth Feesburg
Ghost town · Brown County, Ohio
North Feesburg is a ghost town in Brown County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Brown County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Feesburg as a historical populated place on the Hamersville 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 38.9084° N, 83.9677° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hamersville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 965 ft |
| Nearest living town | Hamersville, OH |
| Distance to it | 1.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1053242 |
| Coordinates | 38.90840, -83.96771 |
What's there now
North Feesburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hamersville, OH (population 706), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 965 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Sunshineghost town · Brown County · 2.3 mi
- Whiteoak Springsghost town · Brown County · 3.5 mi
- New Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Brown County · 4.5 mi
- Hillmanghost town · Brown County · 7.4 mi
- Sicilyghost town · Highland County · 10 mi
- Lee's Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Mason County · 12 mi
- Elk Lickghost town · Clermont County · 12.1 mi
- George Miller Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Brown County · 12.7 mi
- Fair Oakghost town · Clermont County · 12.7 mi
- Bloom Roseghost town · Brown County · 13.6 mi
- Walcott Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bracken County · 14.1 mi
- North Pole Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Brown County · 15.2 mi
Questions
Where is North Feesburg?
North Feesburg is in Brown County, Ohio, at 38.9084, -83.9677.
How many ghost towns are in Brown County?
Brown 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.