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Atwood

Ghost town · Carroll County, Ohio

Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Carrollton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Atwood is a ghost town in Carroll County, Ohio. It is the only former community in Carroll County recorded on the federal names register, out of 640 across Ohio.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Atwood as a historical populated place on the Dellroy 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 40.5526° N, 81.2423° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDellroy
Elevation927 ft
Nearest living townDellroy, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1052415
Coordinates40.55256, -81.24233

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What's there now

Atwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dellroy, OH (population 253), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 927 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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