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Nickelplate

Ghost town · Lorain County, Ohio

Oberlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Oberlin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nickelplate is a ghost town in Lorain County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Lorain County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nickelplate as a historical populated place on the Oberlin 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 41.2642° N, 82.1577° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOberlin
Elevation782 ft
Nearest living townLaGrange, OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1068279
Coordinates41.26422, -82.15765

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What's there now

Nickelplate is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is LaGrange, OH (population 2,736), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 782 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 Nickelplate?

Nickelplate is in Lorain County, Ohio, at 41.2642, -82.1577.

How many ghost towns are in Lorain County?

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

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