Abandoned Record
About Raccoon Town
Raccoon Town is a ghost town in Monroe Township, Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Raccoon Town, 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 Raccoon Town is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Raccoon Town
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 Granville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Granville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Johnstown sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · 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 Raccoon Town
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Wonderland14.1 mi SW · Franklin
- Williamsville14.7 mi W · Delaware
- Aaronsburg15.2 mi N · Morrow
- Rome15.9 mi N · Morrow
- Hibernia16.8 mi S · Franklin
- Carpenter's Mill17.3 mi W · Delaware
- Central City17.6 mi SE · Licking
- Morehouse17.7 mi NW · Morrow
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Raccoon Town, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22679663.
- USGS GNIS 1070489.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).