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Morehouse

Ghost town · Morrow County, Ohio

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

Morehouse is a ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Morrow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Morehouse as a historical populated place on the Ashley 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 40.4070° N, 82.9007° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshley
Elevation999 ft
Nearest living townAshley, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067297
Coordinates40.40701, -82.90074

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What's there now

Morehouse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ashley, OH (population 1,455), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 999 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 Morehouse?

Morehouse is in Morrow County, Ohio, at 40.4070, -82.9007.

How many ghost towns are in Morrow County?

Morrow County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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