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Sandstone

Ghost town · Fairfield County, Ohio

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

Sandstone 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 Sandstone as a historical populated place on the Lancaster 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 39.7145° N, 82.5435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLancaster
Elevation833 ft
Nearest living townLancaster, OH
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1067538
Coordinates39.71451, -82.54349

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What's there now

Sandstone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lancaster, OH (population 40,902), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 833 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 Sandstone?

Sandstone is in Fairfield County, Ohio, at 39.7145, -82.5435.

How many ghost towns are in Fairfield County?

Fairfield County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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