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Coles Mills

Ghost town · Delaware County, Ohio

Delaware quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Delaware quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coles Mills is a ghost town in Delaware County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Ohio, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coles Mills as a historical populated place: 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 40.3683° N, 83.0569° W.

Key facts

Elevation910 ft
Nearest living townRadnor, OH
Distance to it4.8 miles
Coordinates40.36833, -83.05694

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What's there now

Coles Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Radnor, OH (population 188), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 910 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Coles Mills, Ohio (human settlement in United States of America)
Coles Mills, Ohio (human settlement in United States of America) · JBTHEMILKER / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Coles Mills?

Coles Mills is in Delaware County, Ohio, at 40.3683, -83.0569.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

Delaware County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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