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Clio

Ghost town · Guernsey County, Ohio

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

Clio is a ghost town in Guernsey County, Ohio. It is one of 2 former communities in Guernsey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 83rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clio as a historical populated place on the Cambridge 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 40.0812° N, 81.5046° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCambridge
Elevation806 ft
Nearest living townOld Washington, OH
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1054738
Coordinates40.08118, -81.50456

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What's there now

Clio is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Old Washington, OH (population 267), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 806 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Clio?

Clio is in Guernsey County, Ohio, at 40.0812, -81.5046.

How many ghost towns are in Guernsey County?

Guernsey County, Ohio has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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