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Aaronsburg

Ghost town · Morrow County, Ohio

Fredericktown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Fredericktown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aaronsburg is a ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Morrow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aaronsburg as a historical populated place on the Chesterville 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 40.3984° N, 82.6952° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChesterville
Elevation1,341 ft
Nearest living townSparta, OH
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1067295
Coordinates40.39839, -82.69517

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What's there now

Aaronsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sparta, OH (population 159), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,341 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 Aaronsburg?

Aaronsburg is in Morrow County, Ohio, at 40.3984, -82.6952.

How many ghost towns are in Morrow County?

Morrow County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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