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Bay

Ghost town · Auglaize County, Ohio

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

Bay is a ghost town in Auglaize County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Auglaize County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bay as a historical populated place on the Moulton 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 40.5542° N, 84.2780° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoulton
Elevation894 ft
Nearest living townNew Knoxville, OH
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1060670
Coordinates40.55421, -84.27801

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What's there now

Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Knoxville, OH (population 1,056), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 894 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 Bay?

Bay is in Auglaize County, Ohio, at 40.5542, -84.2780.

How many ghost towns are in Auglaize County?

Auglaize County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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