Walhonding, Guernsey County, Ohio
Walhonding, Ohio | |
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  Walhonding  Walhonding | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′16″N 81°29′50″W / 39.90444°N 81.49722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Township | Valley |
| Area | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1065447[1] |
Walhonding is an unincorporated community and coal town in southeastern Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
Walhonding was a former mining community and home to two mine shafts known as walhonding mine no. 1 and walhonding mine no.2. Today little remains reflecting this history besides a large slate pile and a few abandoned mining homes. The roads in this area reflect the names of former residents many of which were of Czech and Slovak ancestry.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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