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Valentine

Ghost town · Shelby County, Ohio

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

Valentine is a ghost town in Shelby County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 77th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valentine as a historical populated place on the Fletcher 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 40.2223° N, 84.0583° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFletcher
Elevation1,102 ft
Nearest living townRosewood, OH
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1063125
Coordinates40.22227, -84.05827

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What's there now

Valentine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rosewood, OH (population 385), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,102 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 Valentine?

Valentine is in Shelby County, Ohio, at 40.2223, -84.0583.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

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

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