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Zora

Ghost town · Adams County, Pennsylvania

Emmitsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Emmitsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zora is a ghost town in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 2 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zora as a historical populated place on the Emmitsburg 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 39.7309° N, 77.3686° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEmmitsburg
Elevation504 ft
Nearest living townCarroll Valley, PA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1205019
Coordinates39.73093, -77.36860

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What's there now

Zora is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carroll Valley, PA (population 3,962), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 504 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 Zora?

Zora is in Adams County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7309, -77.3686.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

Adams County, Pennsylvania has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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