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Crawfordsville

Ghost town · Preble County, Ohio

Eaton North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Eaton North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crawfordsville is a ghost town in Preble County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Preble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crawfordsville as a historical populated place: 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 39.7876° N, 84.7065° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,137 ft
Nearest living townEaton, OH
Distance to it4.6 miles
Coordinates39.78761, -84.70651

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What's there now

Crawfordsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eaton, OH (population 8,353), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,137 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 Crawfordsville?

Crawfordsville is in Preble County, Ohio, at 39.7876, -84.7065.

How many ghost towns are in Preble County?

Preble County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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