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Strakers

Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

Loramie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Loramie quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Strakers is a ghost town in Darke County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Darke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Strakers as a historical populated place on the Osgood 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 40.3062° N, 84.4955° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOsgood
Elevation1,002 ft
Nearest living townYorkshire, OH
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067528
Coordinates40.30616, -84.49551

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What's there now

Strakers is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yorkshire, OH (population 73), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,002 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 Strakers?

Strakers is in Darke County, Ohio, at 40.3062, -84.4955.

How many ghost towns are in Darke County?

Darke County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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