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Sicily

Ghost town · Highland County, Ohio

Sardinia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Sardinia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sicily is a ghost town in Highland County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Highland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sicily as a historical populated place on the Sardinia 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 39.0284° N, 83.8635° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSardinia
Elevation951 ft
Nearest living townBuford, OH
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1053208
Coordinates39.02840, -83.86354

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What's there now

Sicily is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buford, OH (population 488), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 951 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 Sicily?

Sicily is in Highland County, Ohio, at 39.0284, -83.8635.

How many ghost towns are in Highland County?

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

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