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Obad

Ghost town · Gallia County, Ohio

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

Obad is a ghost town in Gallia County, Ohio. It is one of 15 former communities in Gallia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Obad as a historical populated place on the Vinton 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 38.9626° N, 82.3746° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVinton
Elevation642 ft
Nearest living townVinton, OH
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067563
Coordinates38.96258, -82.37460

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What's there now

Obad is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vinton, OH (population 290), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 642 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 Obad?

Obad is in Gallia County, Ohio, at 38.9626, -82.3746.

How many ghost towns are in Gallia County?

Gallia County, Ohio has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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