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Richland

Ghost town · Richland County, Ohio

Crestline quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Crestline quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Richland is a ghost town in Richland County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Richland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Richland as a historical populated place on the Crestline 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 40.8095° N, 82.6285° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrestline
Elevation1,222 ft
Nearest living townOntario, OH
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067198
Coordinates40.80950, -82.62851

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What's there now

Richland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ontario, OH (population 6,649), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,222 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 Richland?

Richland is in Richland County, Ohio, at 40.8095, -82.6285.

How many ghost towns are in Richland County?

Richland County, Ohio has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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