Community schoolhouse, now relocated to West Mansfield

Flatwoods is a ghost town in Bokescreek Township, Ohio, in the United States.[1]

History

The first settlement at Flatwoods was made in 1854 by Christopher Williams.[2] Flatwoods was originally built up exclusively by black people.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatwoods (historical)
  2. ^ a b History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 510.

39°04′13″N 81°58′37″W / 39.07028°N 81.97694°W / 39.07028; -81.97694

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