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Fleaville

Ghost town · Knox County, Ohio

Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fleaville is a ghost town in Knox County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fleaville as a historical populated place on the Mount Vernon 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 40.3917° N, 82.4666° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Vernon
Elevation996 ft
Nearest living townMount Vernon, OH
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067421
Coordinates40.39173, -82.46655

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What's there now

Fleaville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Vernon, OH (population 16,802), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 996 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 Fleaville?

Fleaville is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.3917, -82.4666.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

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

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