Abandoned Record
About Aitch
Aitch is an extinct town in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Aitch, 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 Aitch is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Aitch
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.
- 1901 Huntingdon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1904 Huntingdon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Entriken sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Pittsburgh sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Johnstown 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 Aitch
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Aitch, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28208919.
- USGS GNIS 1168102.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).