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Sealover

Ghost town · Muskingum County, Ohio

Philo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Philo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sealover is a ghost town in Muskingum County, Ohio. It is one of 25 former communities in Muskingum County on the federal names register. No county in Ohio has more among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sealover as a historical populated place on the Philo 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 39.8723° N, 81.9657° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePhilo
Elevation692 ft
Nearest living townDuncan Falls, OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1065514
Coordinates39.87229, -81.96569

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What's there now

Sealover is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Duncan Falls, OH (population 1,458), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 692 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 Sealover?

Sealover is in Muskingum County, Ohio, at 39.8723, -81.9657.

How many ghost towns are in Muskingum County?

Muskingum County, Ohio has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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