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Whiteoak Springs

Ghost town · Brown County, Ohio

Higginsport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Higginsport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whiteoak Springs 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 Whiteoak Springs 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 38.9459° N, 83.9235° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHamersville
Elevation935 ft
Nearest living townHamersville, OH
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1068242
Coordinates38.94590, -83.92354

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What's there now

Whiteoak Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hamersville, OH (population 706), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 935 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 Whiteoak Springs?

Whiteoak Springs is in Brown County, Ohio, at 38.9459, -83.9235.

How many ghost towns are in Brown County?

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

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