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Olympia

Ghost town · Fayette County, Ohio

Mt Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Mt Sterling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olympia is a ghost town in Fayette County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olympia as a historical populated place on the Washington Court House 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 39.5412° N, 83.3777° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWashington Court House
Elevation946 ft
Nearest living townWashington Court House, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067393
Coordinates39.54117, -83.37769

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What's there now

Olympia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Washington Court House, OH (population 14,406), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 946 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 Olympia?

Olympia is in Fayette County, Ohio, at 39.5412, -83.3777.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Ohio has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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