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Ghormley

Ghost town · Fayette County, Ohio

Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ghormley is a ghost town in Fayette County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ghormley as a historical populated place on the New Martinsburg 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 39.4095° N, 83.3788° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Martinsburg
Elevation881 ft
Nearest living townGood Hope, OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1068740
Coordinates39.40951, -83.37880

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What's there now

Ghormley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Good Hope, OH (population 199), about 2.8 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 Ghormley?

Ghormley is in Fayette County, Ohio, at 39.4095, -83.3788.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Ohio has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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