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Pinchtown

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Ohio

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

Pinchtown is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pinchtown as a historical populated place on the Trotwood 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 39.8328° N, 84.3027° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrotwood
Elevation914 ft
Nearest living townEnglewood, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1057267
Coordinates39.83283, -84.30272

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What's there now

Pinchtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Englewood, OH (population 13,388), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 914 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 Pinchtown?

Pinchtown is in Montgomery County, Ohio, at 39.8328, -84.3027.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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