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Haynesville

Ghost town · Union County, Ohio

Richwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Richwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Haynesville is a ghost town in Union County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 79th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haynesville as a historical populated place on the York Center 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 40.4817° N, 83.4341° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYork Center
Elevation993 ft
Nearest living townMount Victory, OH
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067257
Coordinates40.48172, -83.43409

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What's there now

Haynesville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Victory, OH (population 601), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 993 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 Haynesville?

Haynesville is in Union County, Ohio, at 40.4817, -83.4341.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

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

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