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Sophia

Ghost town · Paulding County, Ohio

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

Sophia is a ghost town in Paulding County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Paulding County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sophia as a historical populated place on the Payne 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 41.0187° N, 84.7075° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePayne
Elevation752 ft
Nearest living townPayne, OH
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1065872
Coordinates41.01866, -84.70746

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What's there now

Sophia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Payne, OH (population 1,329), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 752 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 Sophia?

Sophia is in Paulding County, Ohio, at 41.0187, -84.7075.

How many ghost towns are in Paulding County?

Paulding County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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