Moonville
Moonville is a ghost town in southeastern Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, United States. Little remains of this former mining community except a few foundations, a cemetery, and an abandoned railroad tunnel which is the subject of numerous ghost stories.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tunnel
- Description: human settlement in Ohio, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Sand Furnace”, “Moonville Station”, “Moonville, OH”, “Moonville, Ohio”, and “Rue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hope and Hope Furnace.
Hope
Dwelling
Hope is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio, USA. Hope is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Moonville.
Hope Furnace
Ruins
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The Hope Furnace is a historic blast furnace in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located along State Route 278, approximately 5 miles northeast of the village of Zaleski, it is one of two extant iron furnaces in Vinton County. Hope Furnace is situated 2 miles northwest of Moonville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mineral and Knox.
Mineral
Hamlet
Mineral is an unincorporated community in Athens County, Ohio, United States. Centered on State Route 356, it was established as a coal mining community. Mineral is situated 3½ miles east of Moonville.
Knox
Village
Knox is a former town in Vinton County, in the U.S. State of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. Knox is situated 3½ miles southeast of Moonville.
Zaleski
Village
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Zaleski is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. Zaleski lies within the heavily forested and scenic portion of southeastern Ohio and borders the Zaleski State Forest. Zaleski is situated 4½ miles southwest of Moonville.
Moonville
- Categories: ghost town, unincorporated community in the United States, and transportation
- Location: Vinton, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Moonville” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “穆恩維爾 (俄亥俄州)”
- Chinese: “穆恩維爾”
- French: “Moonville”
- Irish: “Moonville”
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