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Longville

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Longville 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 Longville as a historical populated place on the Marion West 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 40.5856° N, 83.2174° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarion West
Elevation915 ft
Nearest living townGreen Camp, OH
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1060626
Coordinates40.58561, -83.21742

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What's there now

Longville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Green Camp, OH (population 451), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 915 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 Longville?

Longville is in Marion County, Ohio, at 40.5856, -83.2174.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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