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Proctor

Ghost town · Champaign County, Ohio

St. Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
St. Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Proctor is a ghost town in Champaign County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Champaign County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Proctor as a historical populated place on the Thackery 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 40.0517° N, 83.9713° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThackery
Elevation1,170 ft
Nearest living townChristiansburg, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1077606
Coordinates40.05172, -83.97132

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What's there now

Proctor is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Christiansburg, OH (population 701), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,170 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 Proctor?

Proctor is in Champaign County, Ohio, at 40.0517, -83.9713.

How many ghost towns are in Champaign County?

Champaign County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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