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Java

Ghost town · Lucas County, Ohio

Swanton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Swanton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Java is a ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Lucas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Java 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 41.6439° N, 83.8564° W.

Key facts

Elevation690 ft
Nearest living townSwanton, OH
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates41.64390, -83.85640

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What's there now

Java is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Swanton, OH (population 4,171), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 690 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 Java?

Java is in Lucas County, Ohio, at 41.6439, -83.8564.

How many ghost towns are in Lucas County?

Lucas County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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