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Rowdyville

Ghost town · Miami County, Ohio

Covington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Covington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rowdyville is a ghost town in Miami County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Miami County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rowdyville as a historical populated place on the Pleasant Hill 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 40.0953° N, 84.3430° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePleasant Hill
Elevation931 ft
Nearest living townCovington, OH
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1054013
Coordinates40.09533, -84.34300

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What's there now

Rowdyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Covington, OH (population 2,573), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 931 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 Rowdyville?

Rowdyville is in Miami County, Ohio, at 40.0953, -84.3430.

How many ghost towns are in Miami County?

Miami County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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