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Poe Valley

Ghost town · Ross County, Ohio

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

Poe Valley is a ghost town in Ross County, Ohio. It is one of 17 former communities in Ross County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Poe Valley as a historical populated place on the Londonderry 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 39.2967° N, 82.7777° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLondonderry
Elevation652 ft
Nearest living townRichmond Dale, OH
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1050026
Coordinates39.29673, -82.77767

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What's there now

Poe Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Richmond Dale, OH (population 600), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 652 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 Poe Valley?

Poe Valley is in Ross County, Ohio, at 39.2967, -82.7777.

How many ghost towns are in Ross County?

Ross County, Ohio has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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