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Shady Grove

Ghost town · Allen County, Ohio

Lima quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Lima quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shady Grove is a ghost town in Allen County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Allen County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shady Grove as a historical populated place on the Lima 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 40.7314° N, 84.0775° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLima
Elevation883 ft
Nearest living townLima, OH
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2651726
Coordinates40.73139, -84.07750

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What's there now

Shady Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lima, OH (population 35,304), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 883 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 Shady Grove?

Shady Grove is in Allen County, Ohio, at 40.7314, -84.0775.

How many ghost towns are in Allen County?

Allen County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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