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Sorg

Ghost town · Highland County, Ohio

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

Sorg 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 Sorg as a historical populated place on the Sugar Tree Ridge 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 39.1087° N, 83.6758° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSugar Tree Ridge
Elevation1,032 ft
Nearest living townMowrystown, OH
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067597
Coordinates39.10868, -83.67576

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What's there now

Sorg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mowrystown, OH (population 522), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,032 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 Sorg?

Sorg is in Highland County, Ohio, at 39.1087, -83.6758.

How many ghost towns are in Highland County?

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

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