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Maple Grove

Ghost town · Jackson County, Ohio

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

Maple Grove is a ghost town in Jackson County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Maple Grove as a historical populated place on the Wellston 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 39.1048° N, 82.5735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWellston
Elevation752 ft
Nearest living townCoalton, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1053511
Coordinates39.10479, -82.57350

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What's there now

Maple Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coalton, OH (population 464), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 752 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 Maple Grove?

Maple Grove is in Jackson County, Ohio, at 39.1048, -82.5735.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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