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Knockemstiff

Ghost town · Ross County, Ohio

Roxabell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Roxabell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Knockemstiff is a ghost town in Ross County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Ohio, United States of America. It is one of 17 former communities in Ross County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knockemstiff as a historical populated place: 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 39.2678° N, 83.1191° W.

Key facts

Elevation707 ft
Nearest living townBourneville, OH
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates39.26780, -83.11910

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What's there now

Knockemstiff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bourneville, OH (population 471), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 707 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Junction of Shady Glen Road and Black Run Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio.
Junction of Shady Glen Road and Black Run Road in Knockemstiff, Ohio. · Aesopposea / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Knockemstiff?

Knockemstiff is in Ross County, Ohio, at 39.2678, -83.1191.

How many ghost towns are in Ross County?

Ross County, Ohio has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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