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Madland

Ghost town · Scioto County, Ohio

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

Madland is a ghost town in Scioto County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Scioto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Madland as a historical populated place on the South Webster 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 38.7634° N, 82.6818° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Webster
Elevation632 ft
Nearest living townSouth Webster, OH
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1049397
Coordinates38.76341, -82.68183

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What's there now

Madland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Webster, OH (population 864), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 632 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 Madland?

Madland is in Scioto County, Ohio, at 38.7634, -82.6818.

How many ghost towns are in Scioto County?

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

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