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Fauser

Ghost town · Crawford County, Ohio

Bucyrus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Bucyrus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fauser is a ghost town in Crawford County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Crawford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fauser as a historical populated place on the Chatfield 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 40.9212° N, 82.9402° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChatfield
Elevation1,008 ft
Nearest living townChatfield, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1063646
Coordinates40.92117, -82.94019

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What's there now

Fauser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chatfield, OH (population 215), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,008 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 Fauser?

Fauser is in Crawford County, Ohio, at 40.9212, -82.9402.

How many ghost towns are in Crawford County?

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

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