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Cars Run

Ghost town · Pike County, Ohio

Waverly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Waverly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cars Run is a ghost town in Pike County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 68th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cars Run as a historical populated place on the Beaver topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.0959° N, 82.8666° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBeaver
Elevation692 ft
Nearest living townBeaver, OH
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067177
Coordinates39.09590, -82.86656

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What's there now

Cars Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beaver, OH (population 571), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 692 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cars Run?

Cars Run is in Pike County, Ohio, at 39.0959, -82.8666.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

Pike County, Ohio has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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