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Highway

Ghost town · Franklin County, Ohio

Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Dublin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Highway is a ghost town in Franklin County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Highway as a historical populated place on the Northwest Columbus 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 40.0323° N, 83.0510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthwest Columbus
Elevation828 ft
Nearest living townUpper Arlington, OH
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1806777
Coordinates40.03229, -83.05102

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What's there now

Highway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Upper Arlington, OH (population 36,319), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 828 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 Highway?

Highway is in Franklin County, Ohio, at 40.0323, -83.0510.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Ohio has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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