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Bloom Rose

Ghost town · Brown County, Ohio

Sardinia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Sardinia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bloom Rose is a ghost town in Brown County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Brown County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bloom Rose as a historical populated place on the Mount Orab 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 39.1042° N, 83.9985° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Orab
Elevation893 ft
Nearest living townMarathon, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067483
Coordinates39.10423, -83.99854

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What's there now

Bloom Rose is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marathon, OH (population 150), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 893 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 Bloom Rose?

Bloom Rose is in Brown County, Ohio, at 39.1042, -83.9985.

How many ghost towns are in Brown County?

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

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