Wayfarrow

Grade

Ghost town · Holmes County, Ohio

Millersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Millersburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grade is a ghost town in Holmes County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Holmes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grade as a historical populated place on the Millersburg 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 40.5076° N, 81.8885° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillersburg
Elevation1,160 ft
Nearest living townLake Buckhorn, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1053489
Coordinates40.50756, -81.88847

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Grade is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Buckhorn, OH (population 593), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,160 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Grade?

Grade is in Holmes County, Ohio, at 40.5076, -81.8885.

How many ghost towns are in Holmes County?

Holmes County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.