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Vorhies

Ghost town · Noble County, Ohio

Summerfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Summerfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vorhies is a ghost town in Noble County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Noble County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vorhies as a historical populated place on the Sarahsville 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 39.7959° N, 81.4660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSarahsville
Elevation882 ft
Nearest living townSarahsville, OH
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1050957
Coordinates39.79591, -81.46595

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What's there now

Vorhies is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sarahsville, OH (population 126), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 882 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 Vorhies?

Vorhies is in Noble County, Ohio, at 39.7959, -81.4660.

How many ghost towns are in Noble County?

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

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