Derwent, Ohio

Derwent is an unincorporated community in central Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It is located near the southern border of Guernsey County with Noble County.

Derwent lies is southeastern Ohio, a part of the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau region. It is located about seven miles from Senecaville Lake. State Route 313 (Clay Pike Road) runs on the southern edge of Derwent, and its interchange with Interstate 77 is only a little over a mile away. Major cities nearby include Zanesville (33.5 miles) and Marietta (40 miles). The intersection of two cross-country highways (77 and 70) is only eight miles away.

The Penn Central rail line ran through the eastern portion of Derwent (heading south to Marietta, Ohio) and which crossed the Baltimore and Ohio rail line ran immediately to the south, heading toward Cumberland, Ohio and which eventually terminated at the Muskingum Electric Railroad. The former Penn Central line is in the process of being rebuilt by the Byesville Scenic Railway.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States County seat: Cambridge City Cambridge Villages Byesville Cumberland Fairview‡ Lore City Old Washington Pleasant City Quaker City Salesville Senecaville Townships Adams Cambridge Center Jackson Jefferson Knox Liberty Londonderry Madison Millwood Monroe Oxford Richland Spencer Valley Washington Westland Wheeling Wills CDPs Buffalo Kimbolton Unincorporated communities Birmingham Derwent Kings Mine Kipling Opperman Walhonding Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°55′23″N 81°32′39″W / 39.92306°N 81.54417°W / 39.92306; -81.54417