Wayfarrow

Vinton Furnace

Ghost town · Vinton County, Ohio

Wilkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Wilkesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vinton Furnace is a ghost town in Vinton County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Vinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vinton Furnace as a historical populated place: 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 39.2180° N, 82.4070° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townMcArthur, OH
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates39.21800, -82.40700

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Vinton Furnace is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McArthur, OH (population 2,052), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Vinton Furnace?

Vinton Furnace is in Vinton County, Ohio, at 39.2180, -82.4070.

How many ghost towns are in Vinton County?

Vinton County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.