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Wiley

Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

New Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
New Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wiley 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 Wiley as a historical populated place on the Whitewater 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 39.9334° N, 84.7641° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitewater
Elevation1,090 ft
Nearest living townWhitewater, IN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067530
Coordinates39.93338, -84.76413

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What's there now

Wiley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitewater, IN (population 71), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,090 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 Wiley?

Wiley is in Darke County, Ohio, at 39.9334, -84.7641.

How many ghost towns are in Darke County?

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

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