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Elden

Ghost town · Meigs County, Ohio

Keno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Keno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elden 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 Elden as a historical populated place on the Portland 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 39.0040° N, 81.8068° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePortland
Elevation736 ft
Nearest living townRavenswood, WV
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067473
Coordinates39.00397, -81.80680

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What's there now

Elden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ravenswood, WV (population 3,846), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 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 Elden?

Elden is in Meigs County, Ohio, at 39.0040, -81.8068.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

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

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