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Central City

Ghost town · Licking County, Ohio

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

Central City is a ghost town in Licking County, Ohio. It is one of 12 former communities in Licking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Central City as a historical populated place on the Newark 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 40.0342° N, 82.4702° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewark
Elevation881 ft
Nearest living townHeath, OH
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1052268
Coordinates40.03423, -82.47016

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What's there now

Central City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heath, OH (population 10,545), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 881 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 Central City?

Central City is in Licking County, Ohio, at 40.0342, -82.4702.

How many ghost towns are in Licking County?

Licking County, Ohio has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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