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Raineys

Ghost town · Seneca County, Ohio

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

Raineys is a ghost town in Seneca County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Seneca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Raineys as a historical populated place on the Bascom 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 41.1428° N, 83.3438° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBascom
Elevation770 ft
Nearest living townBascom, OH
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1060683
Coordinates41.14283, -83.34381

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What's there now

Raineys is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bascom, OH (population 267), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 770 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 Raineys?

Raineys is in Seneca County, Ohio, at 41.1428, -83.3438.

How many ghost towns are in Seneca County?

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

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