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Edinburgh

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 40.2775° N, 83.2147° W.

Key facts

Elevation922 ft
Nearest living townOstrander, OH
Distance to it0.7 miles
Coordinates40.27750, -83.21472

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What's there now

Edinburgh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ostrander, OH (population 993), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 922 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 Edinburgh?

Edinburgh is in Delaware County, Ohio, at 40.2775, -83.2147.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

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

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