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Kennon

Ghost town · Belmont County, Ohio

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

Kennon is a ghost town in Belmont County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Belmont County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kennon as a historical populated place on the Flushing 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 40.1515° N, 81.1059° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlushing
Elevation978 ft
Nearest living townHolloway, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1050255
Coordinates40.15146, -81.10594

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What's there now

Kennon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holloway, OH (population 376), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 978 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 Kennon?

Kennon is in Belmont County, Ohio, at 40.1515, -81.1059.

How many ghost towns are in Belmont County?

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

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