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White Rock

Ghost town · Meigs County, Ohio

Keno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500)
Keno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1907, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Rock is a ghost town in Meigs County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Meigs County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Rock as a historical populated place on the Chester 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 39.0154° N, 81.9874° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChester
Elevation581 ft
Nearest living townSyracuse, OH
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1061257
Coordinates39.01536, -81.98736

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What's there now

White Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Syracuse, OH (population 623), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 581 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 White Rock?

White Rock is in Meigs County, Ohio, at 39.0154, -81.9874.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

Meigs County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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