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Martinstown

Ghost town · Hancock County, Ohio

Arlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Arlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Martinstown is a ghost town in Hancock County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Martinstown as a historical populated place on the Arlington 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 40.9064° N, 83.6510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArlington
Elevation855 ft
Nearest living townArlington, OH
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1063598
Coordinates40.90644, -83.65104

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What's there now

Martinstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arlington, OH (population 1,446), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 855 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 Martinstown?

Martinstown is in Hancock County, Ohio, at 40.9064, -83.6510.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

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

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