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Hetzlerville

Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

Ansonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Ansonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hetzlerville 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 Hetzlerville as a historical populated place on the Ansonia 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 40.2053° N, 84.7280° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnsonia
Elevation1,049 ft
Nearest living townUnion City, OH
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067522
Coordinates40.20533, -84.72802

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What's there now

Hetzlerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Union City, OH (population 1,367), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,049 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 Hetzlerville?

Hetzlerville is in Darke County, Ohio, at 40.2053, -84.7280.

How many ghost towns are in Darke County?

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

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