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Mackachack

Ghost town · Logan County, Ohio

Mechanicsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Mechanicsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mackachack is a ghost town in Logan County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mackachack as a historical populated place on the Kingscreek 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 40.2495° N, 83.7277° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKingscreek
Elevation1,121 ft
Nearest living townWest Liberty, OH
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1075166
Coordinates40.24950, -83.72771

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What's there now

Mackachack is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Liberty, OH (population 1,438), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,121 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 Mackachack?

Mackachack is in Logan County, Ohio, at 40.2495, -83.7277.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

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

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