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Plainsburg

Ghost town · Stark County, Ohio

Navarre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Navarre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Plainsburg is a ghost town in Stark County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Stark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plainsburg as a historical populated place on the Navarre 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 40.6503° N, 81.6065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNavarre
Elevation1,031 ft
Nearest living townBeach City, OH
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1063130
Coordinates40.65034, -81.60651

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What's there now

Plainsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beach City, OH (population 650), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,031 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 Plainsburg?

Plainsburg is in Stark County, Ohio, at 40.6503, -81.6065.

How many ghost towns are in Stark County?

Stark County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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