Abandoned Record
About White Town
White Town is a ghost town in Rushcreek Township, Logan County, Ohio. It was located in Rushcreek Township.
This is a site record: what public sources say about White 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 White Town is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover White 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.
- 1915 Kenton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Kenton sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Silver Creek sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Marion 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 White Town
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Marl City5.0 mi S · Logan
- Huntersville15.2 mi N · Hardin
- Cones Mills28.6 mi E · Delaware
- Homer29.2 mi SE · Union
- Bethlehem29.6 mi E · Marion
- Edinburgh29.7 mi SE · Delaware
- Rockport30.1 mi NW · Allen
- Webster33.8 mi N · Putnam
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "White Town, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22672990.
- USGS GNIS 1070513.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).