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Mechanicsville

Ghost town · Greene County, Ohio

Octa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Octa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mechanicsville is a ghost town in Greene County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mechanicsville as a historical populated place on the Jamestown 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 39.6259° N, 83.7313° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJamestown
Elevation1,069 ft
Nearest living townJamestown, OH
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1067585
Coordinates39.62589, -83.73131

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What's there now

Mechanicsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jamestown, OH (population 2,241), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,069 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 Mechanicsville?

Mechanicsville is in Greene County, Ohio, at 39.6259, -83.7313.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

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

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