Guernsey County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Guernsey County, Ohio, shaded from 750 ft on the northwest side to 1,320 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,320 ft 405 m1,180 ft 360 m1,110 ft 340 m960 ft 295 m820 ft 250 m750 ft 230 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Guernsey County averages about 950 ft (290 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 750 ft on the northwest side to 1,320 ft on the east side.

Average elevation
950 ft 290 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,320 ft 405 m
on the east side
Lowest
750 ft 230 m
on the northwest side

Guernsey County spans about 570 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land950 ft290 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the east side
1,320 ft405 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
750 ft230 m

Elevation profile, west to east

26 mi west to east through Cambridge Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Guernsey County, Ohio, shaded from 750 ft on the northwest side to 1,320 ft on the east side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
38,219 2024 est.
Land area
522.2 sq mi + 6.0 sq mi water
Density
73 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Belmont County1,120 ft
  2. Harrison County1,100 ft
  3. Tuscarawas County1,020 ft
  4. Noble County960 ft
  5. Guernsey County950 ft
  6. Coshocton County950 ft
  7. Muskingum County890 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio38th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,490th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Twin Sister Knobs1,150 ft
  • Devils Knob1,110 ft
All 31 towns in Guernsey County by typical elevation
  1. Fairview1,190 ft
  2. Londonderry Township1,070 ft
  3. Washington Township, Guernsey County1,050 ft
  4. Old Washington1,010 ft
  5. Wheeling Township, Guernsey County1,000 ft
  6. Oxford Township, Guernsey County1,000 ft
  7. Monroe Township, Guernsey County1,000 ft
  8. Adams Township, Guernsey County1,000 ft
  9. Millwood Township990 ft
  10. Knox Township, Guernsey County960 ft
  11. Center Township, Guernsey County960 ft
  12. Wills Township960 ft
  13. Westland Township950 ft
  14. Madison Township, Guernsey County950 ft
  15. Spencer Township, Guernsey County920 ft
  16. Liberty Township, Guernsey County920 ft
  17. Richland Township, Guernsey County920 ft
  18. Jefferson Township, Guernsey County900 ft
  19. Senecaville890 ft
  20. Quaker City880 ft
  21. Salesville870 ft
  22. Cambridge Township850 ft
  23. Jackson Township, Guernsey County850 ft
  24. Valley Township, Guernsey County850 ft
  25. Cumberland850 ft
  26. Buffalo850 ft
  27. Cambridge840 ft
  28. Lore City830 ft
  29. Pleasant City830 ft
  30. Byesville830 ft
  31. Kimbolton800 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.