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Stringtown

Ghost town · Coshocton County, Ohio

Cambridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Cambridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown 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 Stringtown as a historical populated place on the Plainfield 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 40.1876° N, 81.7040° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePlainfield
Elevation816 ft
Nearest living townPlainfield, OH
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1068265
Coordinates40.18757, -81.70401

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plainfield, OH (population 160), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 816 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 Stringtown?

Stringtown is in Coshocton County, Ohio, at 40.1876, -81.7040.

How many ghost towns are in Coshocton County?

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

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