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Horace

Ghost town · Wayne County, Ohio

Loudonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Loudonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Horace is a ghost town in Wayne County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Horace as a historical populated place on the Shreve 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 40.7345° N, 82.0771° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShreve
Elevation951 ft
Nearest living townShreve, OH
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1054786
Coordinates40.73450, -82.07710

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What's there now

Horace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shreve, OH (population 1,559), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 951 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 Horace?

Horace is in Wayne County, Ohio, at 40.7345, -82.0771.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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