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Melrose

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

Melrose 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 Melrose as a historical populated place on the Springfield 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 39.9084° N, 83.8438° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield
Elevation926 ft
Nearest living townSpringfield, OH
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067497
Coordinates39.90839, -83.84382

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What's there now

Melrose is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Springfield, OH (population 58,410), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 926 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 Melrose?

Melrose is in Clark County, Ohio, at 39.9084, -83.8438.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

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

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