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Sharpsville

Ghost town · Highland County, Ohio

Sabina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Sabina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sharpsville is a ghost town in Highland County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Highland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sharpsville as a historical populated place on the New Vienna 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 39.2576° N, 83.7491° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Vienna
Elevation1,041 ft
Nearest living townLynchburg, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1053239
Coordinates39.25756, -83.74909

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What's there now

Sharpsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lynchburg, OH (population 1,408), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,041 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 Sharpsville?

Sharpsville is in Highland County, Ohio, at 39.2576, -83.7491.

How many ghost towns are in Highland County?

Highland County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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