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Lewisville

Ghost town · Hancock County, Ohio

Mc Comb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Mc Comb quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lewisville is a ghost town in Hancock County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lewisville as a historical populated place on the McComb 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 41.0512° N, 83.7897° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcComb
Elevation784 ft
Nearest living townBenton Ridge, OH
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1063597
Coordinates41.05116, -83.78966

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What's there now

Lewisville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton Ridge, OH (population 328), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 784 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 Lewisville?

Lewisville is in Hancock County, Ohio, at 41.0512, -83.7897.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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