Edinburgh (also spelled Edinburg) is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Delaware County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
. It was located in
Scioto Township, but the precise location of the extinct town is unknown to the
GNIS
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.
History
Edinburg(h) was originally called Fairview, and under the latter name was settled around 1815. The town at first grew rapidly, but with construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby
Ostrander, and the town's population dwindled.
References
Geography of Delaware County, Ohio
Ghost towns in Ohio
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