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Region of Ohio
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Southeast Ohio includes rural areas of the state that border West Virginia. This region is very hilly as it lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Most of the Wayne National Forest is in Southeast Ohio. When looking at a map, the forest will look like patches. The whole area resembles the National Forest, which is reclaimed strip mining areas, in various stages of reforestation. Much of it is primitive area, popular with hunters and all terrain vehicle users. The southeastern part is along the banks of the Ohio River and has some of Ohio's most scenic and historic areas.
I-77 runs north-west through this region. I-70 runs east-west along the northern portion of the region.
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Athens is a city with a major university (population 26,000 -2010) and county seat of Athens County (population 68,000 2010 Southeast Ohio, best known for being home to over 29,000 Ohio University students. Athens was settled in 1797, and the university was the first to be founded in the Northwest Territory in 1803.
Nelsonville is a city of 5,230 people in Southeastern Ohio.
Gallipolis is a village of 3,600 people (2019) in Gallia County, in Southeast Ohio. It is just across the Ohio River from Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Jackson is a city and county seat of Jackson County, Southeast Ohio.
Caldwell is in Noble County. Located along the West Fork of Duck Creek, Caldwell is the county seat of Noble County.
Marietta is a city of 13,000 people (2019) in Southeast Ohio. It is at the confluence of the Muskingum River and Ohio River.
Cambridge is a city in Guernsey County, Ohio.
Coshocton is a city in Ohio. It is the county seat of Coshocton County.
Barnesville is a village in western Belmont County. It was named after its founder, James Barnes.
Newcomerstown is a village in Southeast Ohio.
St. Clairsville is a city of 5,100 people (2020) in western Belmont County, Ohio.
Steubenville, The City of Murals, is a city in Southeast Ohio, it is the county seat of Jefferson County.
Toronto is a city of 4,900 people (2019) in Southeast Ohio on the banks of the Ohio River. Toronto is a bedroom community for Steubenville.
Zanesville is a city in Ohio's Southeast Ohio region and is the county seat of Muskingum County.
New Philadelphia, called New Philly by locals, is a small town and county seat of Tuscawaras County (which means "mouth of river") in northeastern Ohio. Its twin city, Dover, is immediately to the northwest.
Sugar Creek is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. With eight Swiss cheese factories nearby, Sugarcreek is recognised as the center of Swiss Cheese Industry in Ohio.
Zoar is a quaint village of 170 people (2020) in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Cadiz is a village of over 3,000 people (2020) in Southeast Ohio, and the county seat of the sparsely populated Harrison County.
The Hocking Hills are in Southeast Ohio, in the United States of America.
Wayne National Forest is in Southeast Ohio, the only national forest in Ohio.
Scioto basins is a largely rural area of southwestern Ohio that includes the City of Dayton. Visitors come for its many state parks, and for the cultural attractions of Dayton.
Hocking Hills State Park and Hocking State Forest are the centerpiece of the Hocking Hills region in Southeast Ohio, in the United States of America.
Athens is a city with a major university (population 26,000 -2010) and county seat of Athens County (population 68,000 2010 Southeast Ohio, best known for being home to over 29,000 Ohio University students. Athens was settled in 1797, and the university was the first to be founded in the Northwest Territory in 1803.
Zanesville is a city in Ohio's Southeast Ohio region and is the county seat of Muskingum County.
Chillicothe is a city in Ross County in South Central Ohio and is the county seat of Ross County. In the 1800s, it was designated as the capital of the "eastern section" of the Northwest Territory.
Portsmouth is a city in Southwest Ohio, it is the county seat of Scioto County. Portsmouth is full of history so take time to visit the antique shops, cafes and pubs in the Bonneyfiddle District.
Southeast Ohio includes rural areas of the state that border West Virginia. This region is very hilly as it lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Cambridge is a city in Guernsey County, Ohio.
West Virginia is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It's often called the "Mountain State", being the only state in the USA to lie completely within a mountain range (the Appalachians), and having the highest mean elevation of any state in the east.
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