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Ida

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Ohio

Athalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Athalia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ida is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ida as a historical populated place on the Aid 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 38.5667° N, 82.4268° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAid
Elevation969 ft
Nearest living townMiller, OH
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067443
Coordinates38.56675, -82.42682

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What's there now

Ida is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Miller, OH (population 466), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 969 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 Ida?

Ida is in Lawrence County, Ohio, at 38.5667, -82.4268.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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