Abandoned Record
About Ohltown
Ohltown is an unincorporated community in Mahoning County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb located between Youngstown, Austintown, and the Meander Creek Reservoir.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ohltown, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ohltown is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Ohltown
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1908 Warren sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Cleveland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Warren sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Cleveland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Youngstown sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Warren sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ohltown
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Cobbs Corners28.6 mi NW · Portage
- Sprucevale31.0 mi S · Columbiana
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ohltown": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ohltown, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22134063.
- USGS GNIS 1065194.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).