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Pine Grove

Ghost town · Hocking County, Ohio

Lancaster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Lancaster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pine Grove is a ghost town in Hocking County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Hocking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pine Grove as a historical populated place on the Rockbridge 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 39.5978° N, 82.5504° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockbridge
Elevation759 ft
Nearest living townRockbridge, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1067402
Coordinates39.59784, -82.55044

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What's there now

Pine Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockbridge, OH (population 166), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 759 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 Pine Grove?

Pine Grove is in Hocking County, Ohio, at 39.5978, -82.5504.

How many ghost towns are in Hocking County?

Hocking County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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