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Newtown

Ghost town · Harrison County, Ohio

St. Clairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
St. Clairsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newtown 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 Newtown as a historical populated place on the Harrisville 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 40.2034° N, 80.9081° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarrisville
Elevation926 ft
Nearest living townHarrisville, OH
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067744
Coordinates40.20340, -80.90815

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What's there now

Newtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harrisville, OH (population 197), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 926 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 Newtown?

Newtown is in Harrison County, Ohio, at 40.2034, -80.9081.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

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

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