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Glenville

Ghost town · Crawford County, Ohio

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

Glenville is a ghost town in Crawford County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Crawford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glenville as a historical populated place on the Oceola 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 40.8134° N, 83.0507° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOceola
Elevation984 ft
Nearest living townOceola, OH
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1063651
Coordinates40.81339, -83.05075

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What's there now

Glenville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oceola, OH (population 147), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 984 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 Glenville?

Glenville is in Crawford County, Ohio, at 40.8134, -83.0507.

How many ghost towns are in Crawford County?

Crawford County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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