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Gall

Ghost town · Highland County, Ohio

Bainbridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Bainbridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gall is a ghost town in Highland County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Highland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gall as a historical populated place on the Sinking Spring 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 39.0920° N, 83.4610° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSinking Spring
Elevation793 ft
Nearest living townSinking Spring, OH
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1067594
Coordinates39.09201, -83.46103

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What's there now

Gall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sinking Spring, OH (population 426), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 793 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 Gall?

Gall is in Highland County, Ohio, at 39.0920, -83.4610.

How many ghost towns are in Highland County?

Highland County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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