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Mount Union

Ghost town · Holmes County, Ohio

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

Mount Union is a ghost town in Holmes County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Holmes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Union as a historical populated place on the Killbuck 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 40.4565° N, 81.9013° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKillbuck
Elevation841 ft
Nearest living townLake Buckhorn, OH
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1056067
Coordinates40.45645, -81.90125

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What's there now

Mount Union is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Buckhorn, OH (population 593), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 841 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 Mount Union?

Mount Union is in Holmes County, Ohio, at 40.4565, -81.9013.

How many ghost towns are in Holmes County?

Holmes County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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