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Prospect Hill

Ghost town · Gallia County, Ohio

Point Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Point Pleasant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prospect Hill 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 Prospect Hill as a historical populated place on the Addison 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 38.8992° N, 82.2443° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAddison
Elevation817 ft
Nearest living townBidwell, OH
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1067564
Coordinates38.89925, -82.24432

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What's there now

Prospect Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bidwell, OH (population 1,124), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 817 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 Prospect Hill?

Prospect Hill is in Gallia County, Ohio, at 38.8992, -82.2443.

How many ghost towns are in Gallia County?

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

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