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Chaneyville

Ghost town · Morgan County, Ohio

Mc Connelsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Mc Connelsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chaneyville is a ghost town in Morgan County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chaneyville as a historical populated place on the Ringgold 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 39.6245° N, 81.9126° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRinggold
Elevation982 ft
Nearest living townMalta, OH
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1067290
Coordinates39.62452, -81.91264

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What's there now

Chaneyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Malta, OH (population 705), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 982 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 Chaneyville?

Chaneyville is in Morgan County, Ohio, at 39.6245, -81.9126.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

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

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