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Hennessey

Ghost town · Clark County, Ohio

Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hennessey is a ghost town in Clark County, Ohio. It is one of 11 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hennessey as a historical populated place on the Yellow Springs 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 39.8312° N, 83.8772° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYellow Springs
Elevation1,032 ft
Nearest living townYellow Springs, OH
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1067496
Coordinates39.83117, -83.87715

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What's there now

Hennessey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yellow Springs, OH (population 3,655), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,032 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 Hennessey?

Hennessey is in Clark County, Ohio, at 39.8312, -83.8772.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Ohio has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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