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Three Legs Town

Ghost town · Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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

Three Legs Town is a ghost town in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Tuscarawas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Three Legs Town as a historical populated place on the Uhrichsville 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 40.4273° N, 81.3690° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUhrichsville
Elevation841 ft
Nearest living townMidvale, OH
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1054356
Coordinates40.42729, -81.36900

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What's there now

Three Legs Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Midvale, OH (population 1,013), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 841 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 Three Legs Town?

Three Legs Town is in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at 40.4273, -81.3690.

How many ghost towns are in Tuscarawas County?

Tuscarawas County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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