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Clinton

Ghost town · Knox County, Ohio

Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Gambier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clinton is a ghost town in Knox County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clinton as a historical populated place on the Mount Vernon 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 40.4126° N, 82.4996° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Vernon
Elevation1,000 ft
Nearest living townMount Vernon, OH
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1067419
Coordinates40.41256, -82.49961

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What's there now

Clinton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Vernon, OH (population 16,802), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,000 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 Clinton?

Clinton is in Knox County, Ohio, at 40.4126, -82.4996.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

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

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