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Moraville

Ghost town · Harrison County, Ohio

Scio quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Scio quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Moraville is a ghost town in Harrison County, Ohio. It is one of 12 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Moraville as a historical populated place on the Jewett 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 40.2853° N, 81.0843° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJewett
Elevation1,199 ft
Nearest living townCadiz, OH
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1052094
Coordinates40.28534, -81.08427

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What's there now

Moraville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cadiz, OH (population 3,015), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,199 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 Moraville?

Moraville is in Harrison County, Ohio, at 40.2853, -81.0843.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Ohio has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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