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Clevengers

Ghost town · Putnam County, Ohio

Columbus Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Columbus Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clevengers is a ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clevengers as a historical populated place on the Kalida 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 40.9584° N, 84.1780° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKalida
Elevation735 ft
Nearest living townKalida, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1063576
Coordinates40.95838, -84.17800

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What's there now

Clevengers is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kalida, OH (population 1,711), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 735 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 Clevengers?

Clevengers is in Putnam County, Ohio, at 40.9584, -84.1780.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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