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New England

Ghost town · Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Dover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Dover quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New England is a ghost town in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Tuscarawas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New England as a historical populated place on the Dover 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 40.5170° N, 81.3918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDover
Elevation988 ft
Nearest living townNew Philadelphia, OH
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1054280
Coordinates40.51701, -81.39178

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What's there now

New England is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Philadelphia, OH (population 17,563), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 988 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 New England?

New England is in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, at 40.5170, -81.3918.

How many ghost towns are in Tuscarawas County?

Tuscarawas County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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