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Boswell

Ghost town · Mahoning County, Ohio

Lisbon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Lisbon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boswell is a ghost town in Mahoning County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Mahoning County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boswell as a historical populated place on the Damascus 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 40.9506° N, 80.9548° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDamascus
Elevation1,188 ft
Nearest living townDamascus, OH
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1051794
Coordinates40.95061, -80.95481

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What's there now

Boswell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Damascus, OH (population 234), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,188 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 Boswell?

Boswell is in Mahoning County, Ohio, at 40.9506, -80.9548.

How many ghost towns are in Mahoning County?

Mahoning County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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