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Oakgrove

Ghost town · Meigs County, Ohio

Ravenswood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Ravenswood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakgrove is a ghost town in Meigs County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Meigs County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakgrove as a historical populated place on the New Haven 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 38.9915° N, 81.9079° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Haven
Elevation710 ft
Nearest living townRacine, OH
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1049524
Coordinates38.99147, -81.90791

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What's there now

Oakgrove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Racine, OH (population 1,022), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 710 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 Oakgrove?

Oakgrove is in Meigs County, Ohio, at 38.9915, -81.9079.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

Meigs County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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