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Wards

Ghost town · Putnam County, Ohio

Ottawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Ottawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wards is a ghost town in Putnam County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wards as a historical populated place on the Ottawa 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 41.1031° N, 84.0658° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOttawa
Elevation746 ft
Nearest living townMiller City, OH
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1050096
Coordinates41.10311, -84.06578

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What's there now

Wards is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Miller City, OH (population 141), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 746 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 Wards?

Wards is in Putnam County, Ohio, at 41.1031, -84.0658.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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