Abandoned Record
About Rome
Rome is a ghost town in South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Rome, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Rome is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Rome
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1915 Fredericktown sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Fredericktown sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Chesterville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Marion sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Rome
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Aaronsburg0.9 mi SE · Morrow
- Steiners Corner7.9 mi NW · Morrow
- Morehouse10.3 mi W · Morrow
- Florida Grove10.5 mi N · Morrow
- Moshers Mill11.3 mi NW · Morrow
- Tyrone15.0 mi W · Morrow
- Leonardsburg15.3 mi W · Delaware
- Raccoon Town15.9 mi S · Licking
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Rome, Morrow County, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22032566.
- USGS GNIS 1072136.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).