Relief
Ghost town · Huron County, Ohio

Relief is a ghost town in Huron County, Ohio. It is the only former community in Huron County recorded on the federal names register, out of 640 across Ohio.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Relief as a historical populated place on the Centerton 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 41.0728° N, 82.7996° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Centerton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 921 ft |
| Nearest living town | Holiday Lakes, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067412 |
| Coordinates | 41.07283, -82.79963 |
What's there now
Relief is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holiday Lakes, OH (population 868), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 921 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Forestghost town · Richland County · 10.2 mi
- Thomsontownghost town · Seneca County · 10.5 mi
- Fauserghost town · Crawford County · 12.8 mi
- Elizabethtownghost town · Seneca County · 14 mi
- Hinesghost town · Richland County · 14.5 mi
- Lymeghost town · Erie County · 15.2 mi
- Biddleghost town · Crawford County · 16.1 mi
- Myersghost town · Richland County · 18.4 mi
- Proutghost town · Erie County · 20 mi
- Richlandghost town · Richland County · 20.3 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · Crawford County · 22.2 mi
- Ribletghost town · Richland County · 22.4 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.