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Markley

Ghost town · Madison County, Ohio

South Charleston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
South Charleston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Markley is a ghost town in Madison County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Markley as a historical populated place on the South Vienna 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 39.9326° N, 83.5152° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Vienna
Elevation1,092 ft
Nearest living townChoctaw Lake, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067461
Coordinates39.93256, -83.51520

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What's there now

Markley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Choctaw Lake, OH (population 2,145), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,092 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 Markley?

Markley is in Madison County, Ohio, at 39.9326, -83.5152.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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