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Holmesville

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

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

Holmesville is a ghost town in Marion County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Holmesville as a historical populated place on the New Bloomington 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 40.5428° N, 83.3596° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Bloomington
Elevation927 ft
Nearest living townLa Rue, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1071757
Coordinates40.54283, -83.35964

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What's there now

Holmesville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Rue, OH (population 801), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 927 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 Holmesville?

Holmesville is in Marion County, Ohio, at 40.5428, -83.3596.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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