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Pleasant Valley

Ghost town · Knox County, Ohio

Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Valley is a ghost town in Knox County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Valley as a historical populated place on the Danville 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 40.4903° N, 82.3527° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDanville
Elevation1,080 ft
Nearest living townApple Valley, OH
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067424
Coordinates40.49034, -82.35266

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What's there now

Pleasant Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Apple Valley, OH (population 5,125), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,080 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 Pleasant Valley?

Pleasant Valley is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.4903, -82.3527.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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