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Big Walnut

Ghost town · Franklin County, Ohio

East Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
East Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Walnut is a ghost town in Franklin County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Walnut as a historical populated place on the Southeast Columbus topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9762° N, 82.8752° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSoutheast Columbus
Elevation804 ft
Nearest living townWhitehall, OH
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1806771
Coordinates39.97618, -82.87518

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What's there now

Big Walnut is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitehall, OH (population 19,974), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 804 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Big Walnut?

Big Walnut is in Franklin County, Ohio, at 39.9762, -82.8752.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Ohio has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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