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Ural

Ghost town · Vinton County, Ohio

Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ural is a ghost town in Vinton County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Vinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ural as a historical populated place on the Zaleski 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 39.2592° N, 82.3799° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleZaleski
Elevation719 ft
Nearest living townZaleski, OH
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1062150
Coordinates39.25924, -82.37988

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What's there now

Ural is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Zaleski, OH (population 392), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 719 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 Ural?

Ural is in Vinton County, Ohio, at 39.2592, -82.3799.

How many ghost towns are in Vinton County?

Vinton County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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