Delvin
Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

Delvin is a ghost town in Darke County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Darke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Delvin as a historical populated place on the North Star 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 40.3250° N, 84.5344° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | North Star |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 987 ft |
| Nearest living town | North Star, OH |
| Distance to it | 1.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067520 |
| Coordinates | 40.32505, -84.53440 |
What's there now
Delvin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Star, OH (population 188), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Strakersghost town · Darke County · 2.4 mi
- Steinmanghost town · Mercer County · 3.6 mi
- Hetzlervilleghost town · Darke County · 13.2 mi
- Saint Johnghost town · Darke County · 13.8 mi
- Grand Lake St. Marys Lighthouselighthouse · Mercer County · 15.4 mi
- Summitvilleghost town · Miami County · 15.8 mi
- Meyersghost town · Miami County · 17.6 mi
- Mount Pleasantghost town · Darke County · 18.4 mi
- Lockington Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Shelby County · 18.6 mi
- Rowdyvilleghost town · Miami County · 18.8 mi
- Striptownghost town · Mercer County · 20 mi
- Earleyghost town · Mercer County · 20 mi
Questions
Where is Delvin?
Delvin is in Darke County, Ohio, at 40.3250, -84.5344.
How many ghost towns are in Darke County?
Darke County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.