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Douglas

Ghost town · Wayne County, Ohio

Wooster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Wooster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Douglas is a ghost town in Wayne County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Douglas as a historical populated place on the Rittman 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 40.9162° N, 81.8718° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRittman
Elevation1,056 ft
Nearest living townSterling, OH
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067271
Coordinates40.91617, -81.87181

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What's there now

Douglas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sterling, OH (population 236), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,056 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 Douglas?

Douglas is in Wayne County, Ohio, at 40.9162, -81.8718.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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