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Owls Town

Ghost town · Coshocton County, Ohio

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

Owls Town is a ghost town in Coshocton County, Ohio. It is one of 11 former communities in Coshocton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Owls Town as a historical populated place on the Walhonding 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 40.3598° N, 82.1571° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalhonding
Elevation832 ft
Nearest living townNellie, OH
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067516
Coordinates40.35979, -82.15709

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What's there now

Owls Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nellie, OH (population 319), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 832 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 Owls Town?

Owls Town is in Coshocton County, Ohio, at 40.3598, -82.1571.

How many ghost towns are in Coshocton County?

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

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