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Carpenter's Mill

Ghost town · Delaware County, Ohio

Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carpenter's Mill is a ghost town in Delaware County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Ohio, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carpenter's Mill as a historical populated place: 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 40.2305° N, 83.0626° W.

Key facts

Elevation804 ft
Nearest living townDelaware, OH
Distance to it3.9 miles
Coordinates40.23050, -83.06260

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What's there now

Carpenter's Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Delaware, OH (population 43,168), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 804 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 Carpenter's Mill?

Carpenter's Mill is in Delaware County, Ohio, at 40.2305, -83.0626.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

Delaware County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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