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Forest

Ghost town · Richland County, Ohio

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

Forest is a ghost town in Richland County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forest as a historical populated place on the Shelby 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 40.9520° N, 82.6863° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShelby
Elevation1,100 ft
Nearest living townPlymouth, OH
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067196
Coordinates40.95200, -82.68629

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What's there now

Forest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plymouth, OH (population 1,649), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,100 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 Forest?

Forest is in Richland County, Ohio, at 40.9520, -82.6863.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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