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Hords

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Marion quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hords is a ghost town in Marion County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hords as a historical populated place on the Marion West 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 40.5926° N, 83.1930° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarion West
Elevation912 ft
Nearest living townMarion, OH
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1071758
Coordinates40.59256, -83.19297

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What's there now

Hords is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marion, OH (population 35,771), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 912 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 Hords?

Hords is in Marion County, Ohio, at 40.5926, -83.1930.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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