Abandoned Record
About Ellmont
Ellmont is a ghost town site near Brockway, in the Elk County−Jefferson County areas of western Pennsylvania. It is located along a present-day bicycle and hiking rail trail, built on the old railroad right of way along Little Toby Creek in Jefferson and Elk Counties.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ellmont, 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 Ellmont is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Ellmont
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.
- 1922 Du Bois sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1924 Du Bois sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1944 Du Bois sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Falls Creek sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1971 Warren sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Clearfield 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 Ellmont
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Pennsylvania index.
- McKinley24.7 mi N · Elk
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Ellmont, Pennsylvania": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q25313645.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).