Abandoned Record
About Schumm
Schumm is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Schumm, 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 Schumm is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Schumm
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.
- 1914 Van Wert sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Van Wert sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Muncie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Muncie sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Glenmore sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Lima sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Schumm
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Schumm": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Schumm, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22134249.
- USGS GNIS 1049158.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).