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Owl Town

Ghost town · Clark County, Ohio

St. Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
St. Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Owl Town is a ghost town in Clark County, Ohio. It is one of 11 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Owl Town as a historical populated place on the Urbana 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 40.0070° N, 83.8216° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUrbana West
Elevation945 ft
Nearest living townTremont City, OH
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067498
Coordinates40.00700, -83.82160

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What's there now

Owl Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tremont City, OH (population 286), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 945 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 Owl Town?

Owl Town is in Clark County, Ohio, at 40.0070, -83.8216.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Ohio has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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