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Stringtown

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

Mount Gilead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Mount Gilead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in Marion County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd 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 Caledonia 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 40.6745° N, 82.9485° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaledonia
Elevation1,011 ft
Nearest living townCaledonia, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1049598
Coordinates40.67450, -82.94852

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caledonia, OH (population 444), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,011 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 Marion County, Ohio, at 40.6745, -82.9485.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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