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Waggoner Ripple

Ghost town · Adams County, Ohio

Vanceburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Vanceburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waggoner Ripple is a ghost town in Adams County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waggoner Ripple as a historical populated place on the Concord 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 38.7126° N, 83.4424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConcord
Elevation514 ft
Nearest living townConcord, KY
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1055936
Coordinates38.71257, -83.44241

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What's there now

Waggoner Ripple is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Concord, KY (population 18), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 514 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 Waggoner Ripple?

Waggoner Ripple is in Adams County, Ohio, at 38.7126, -83.4424.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

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

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