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Athlone

Ghost town · Butler County, Ohio

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

Athlone is a ghost town in Butler County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Athlone as a historical populated place on the Greenhills 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 39.3578° N, 84.5194° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenhills
Elevation608 ft
Nearest living townFairfield, OH
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1069261
Coordinates39.35783, -84.51939

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What's there now

Athlone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairfield, OH (population 44,597), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 608 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 Athlone?

Athlone is in Butler County, Ohio, at 39.3578, -84.5194.

How many ghost towns are in Butler County?

Butler County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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