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Sweetwine

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Ohio

East Cincinnati quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1898, 1:62,500)
East Cincinnati quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1898, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sweetwine is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Ohio. It is one of 14 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweetwine as a historical populated place on the Newport 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 39.0498° N, 84.3941° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewport
Elevation501 ft
Nearest living townSilver Grove, KY
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1071137
Coordinates39.04978, -84.39411

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What's there now

Sweetwine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silver Grove, KY (population 1,104), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 501 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 Sweetwine?

Sweetwine is in Hamilton County, Ohio, at 39.0498, -84.3941.

How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County, Ohio has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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