Abandoned Record
About Sprucevale
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sprucevale, 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 Sprucevale is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Sprucevale
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.
- 1904 Wellsville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1937 Wellsville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Wellsville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Canton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Canton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Canton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 East Liverpool North sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Canton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 East Liverpool sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 East Liverpool North 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 Sprucevale
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sprucevale": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).