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Shannoah Town

Ghost town · Scioto County, Ohio

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

Shannoah Town is a ghost town in Scioto County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Scioto County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shannoah Town as a historical populated place on the Friendship 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 38.7251° N, 83.0471° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFriendship
Elevation529 ft
Nearest living townWest Portsmouth, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1052367
Coordinates38.72508, -83.04712

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What's there now

Shannoah Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Portsmouth, OH (population 2,806), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 529 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 Shannoah Town?

Shannoah Town is in Scioto County, Ohio, at 38.7251, -83.0471.

How many ghost towns are in Scioto County?

Scioto County, Ohio has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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