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Maxtown

Ghost town · Delaware County, Ohio

Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Maxtown is a ghost town in Delaware County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Maxtown as a historical populated place on the Galena 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 40.1451° N, 82.8827° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGalena
Elevation909 ft
Nearest living townWesterville, OH
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1057822
Coordinates40.14506, -82.88268

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What's there now

Maxtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westerville, OH (population 38,543), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 909 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 Maxtown?

Maxtown is in Delaware County, Ohio, at 40.1451, -82.8827.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

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

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