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Zeal

Ghost town · Meigs County, Ohio

Wilkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Wilkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zeal is a ghost town in Meigs County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Meigs County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zeal as a historical populated place on the Vales Mills 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 39.1965° N, 82.2960° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVales Mills
Elevation671 ft
Nearest living townAlbany, OH
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1049493
Coordinates39.19646, -82.29598

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What's there now

Zeal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albany, OH (population 909), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 671 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 Zeal?

Zeal is in Meigs County, Ohio, at 39.1965, -82.2960.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

Meigs County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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