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Front Royal

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

Front Royal 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 Front Royal as a historical populated place on the Martinsburg 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 40.2987° N, 82.2618° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMartinsburg
Elevation996 ft
Nearest living townBladensburg, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1075230
Coordinates40.29868, -82.26182

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What's there now

Front Royal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bladensburg, OH (population 308), about 1.5 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 Front Royal?

Front Royal is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.2987, -82.2618.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

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

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