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McGarry

Ghost town · Columbiana County, Ohio

Alliance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Alliance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McGarry is a ghost town in Columbiana County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Columbiana County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McGarry as a historical populated place on the Alliance 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 40.8828° N, 81.0698° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlliance
Elevation1,143 ft
Nearest living townEast Alliance, OH
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067646
Coordinates40.88284, -81.06982

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What's there now

McGarry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Alliance, OH (population 127), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,143 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 McGarry?

McGarry is in Columbiana County, Ohio, at 40.8828, -81.0698.

How many ghost towns are in Columbiana County?

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

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