Key:disused:place
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The centre of a named settlement which is currently disused. ![]() |
Group: places |
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Status: in use |
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The disused:place=*
key is used to name a location which was formerly a populated settlement such as an abandoned village, hamlet, farm or isolated dwelling. Unlike a abandoned:place=*
, an disused:place=*
still has buildings which could be repaired and returned to use. See disused:=*
How to map
Place a node at the appropriate location and add a disused:place=hamlet
, or disused:place=village
, disused:place=farm
, or disused:place=isolated_dwelling
as appropriate, together with name=*
. Other possible tags are wikipedia=*
, wikidata=*
, note=*
, source=*
, and description=*
It is not recommended to map a disused place as an area, because it is not usually possible to verify the extent of the area of a settlement.
If name is still in standard use add also place=*
tag, usually place=locality
. Note that completely unused historic names are not mappable in OSM, see OHM for that.
Examples of use
disused:place=*
can be used to map the location of a settlement that is no longer inhabited, but still has buildings and infrastructure in reasonably intact condition. This is most frequent in the case of former hamlets disused:place=hamlet
, but there may also be disused:place=farm
, disused:place=isolated_dwelling
and disused:place=village
. In the United States, such disused places may be known as "ghost towns".
If the remaining buildings and other features of the place are no longer repairable, see abandoned:place=*
.
Many such features are currently tagged place=locality
, especially in the United States where many GNIS features were imported as place=locality
. However, place=locality
is a much less specific tag, used for many other features, including places that were never populated.
See also
old_name=*
- The old name (that is still in some minimal use) of a current object.disused:*=*
- The description of the related "disused:" lifecycle prefix.abandoned:*=*
- The description of the "abandoned:" lifecycle prefix.place=*
- Currently or seasonally populated places.abandoned:place=*
- Formerly inhabited settlements which could not be repaired or returned to use.