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Ralph

Ghost town · Delaware County, Ohio

Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ralph is a ghost town in Delaware County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ralph as a historical populated place on the Sunbury 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 40.1315° N, 82.7807° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSunbury
Elevation1,106 ft
Nearest living townNew Albany, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067532
Coordinates40.13145, -82.78073

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What's there now

Ralph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Albany, OH (population 10,524), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,106 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 Ralph?

Ralph is in Delaware County, Ohio, at 40.1315, -82.7807.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

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

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