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Deer Creek Village

Ghost town · Madison County, Ohio

London quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
London quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Deer Creek Village is a ghost town in Madison County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Deer Creek Village as a historical populated place on the London 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 39.9689° N, 83.4777° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLondon
Elevation1,083 ft
Nearest living townChoctaw Lake, OH
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1068813
Coordinates39.96895, -83.47770

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What's there now

Deer Creek Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Choctaw Lake, OH (population 2,145), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,083 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 Deer Creek Village?

Deer Creek Village is in Madison County, Ohio, at 39.9689, -83.4777.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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