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Otho

Ghost town · Morgan County, Ohio

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

Otho is a ghost town in Morgan County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Otho as a historical populated place on the Reinersville 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 39.6812° N, 81.6976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReinersville
Elevation707 ft
Nearest living townMcConnelsville, OH
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1051179
Coordinates39.68118, -81.69763

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What's there now

Otho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McConnelsville, OH (population 2,158), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 707 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 Otho?

Otho is in Morgan County, Ohio, at 39.6812, -81.6976.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Ohio has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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