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Hope Ridge

Ghost town · Monroe County, Ohio

Woodsfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Woodsfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hope Ridge is a ghost town in Monroe County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hope Ridge as a historical populated place on the Woodsfield 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 39.7904° N, 81.1234° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodsfield
Elevation1,120 ft
Nearest living townWoodsfield, OH
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1072068
Coordinates39.79035, -81.12344

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What's there now

Hope Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodsfield, OH (population 2,415), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,120 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 Hope Ridge?

Hope Ridge is in Monroe County, Ohio, at 39.7904, -81.1234.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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