Mule Town is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southwestern Madison Township

Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Madison Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,794 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Scioto County

Scioto County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,195 people, 30,871 households, and 21,362 families residing in the county. The population density was 129 people per square mile . There were 34,054 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. Located at the intersection of State Route 335, Lucasville-Minford Road and Bennett Road, it lies just north of the unincorporated community of Minford

Minford, Ohio

Minford is a census-designated place located on the border of Harrison and Madison Townships in northeastern Scioto County, Ohio, United States, about 14 miles northeast of the county seat of Portsmouth.-History:...

, 7 miles (11½ km) east of the census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 of Lucasville

Lucasville, Ohio

Lucasville is a census-designated place in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census. The village of Lucasville was laid out by Captain John Lucas in June 1819 and recorded August 7, 1819. Captain Lucas built the first tavern in the village and kept it until...

, and 14 miles (23 km) northeast of the city of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Ohio

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, the county seat

County seat

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 of Scioto County. Sweet Run, a tributary of the Rocky Fork of the Little Scioto River

Little Scioto River (Ohio River)

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, flows past the community. Five businesses lie within Mule Town; Mule Town Mini-Mart, Foster and Fankell Garage, Bennet's Collision and Repair, the Minford Retirement Center and Shumway Tires.