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Moore

Ghost town · Adams County, Ohio

Peebles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Peebles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moore is a ghost town in Adams County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moore as a historical populated place on the Lynx 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 38.7987° N, 83.4282° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLynx
Elevation531 ft
Nearest living townWest Union, OH
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1055885
Coordinates38.79868, -83.42825

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What's there now

Moore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Union, OH (population 2,832), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 531 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 Moore?

Moore is in Adams County, Ohio, at 38.7987, -83.4282.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

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

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