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Shawville

Ghost town · Lorain County, Ohio

Oberlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Oberlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shawville is a ghost town in Lorain County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Lorain County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shawville as a historical populated place on the Avon 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 41.3756° N, 82.0188° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAvon
Elevation749 ft
Nearest living townNorth Ridgeville, OH
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1071121
Coordinates41.37560, -82.01875

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What's there now

Shawville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Ridgeville, OH (population 36,043), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 749 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 Shawville?

Shawville is in Lorain County, Ohio, at 41.3756, -82.0188.

How many ghost towns are in Lorain County?

Lorain County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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