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Wilseyville

Ghost town · Defiance County, Ohio

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

Wilseyville is a ghost town in Defiance County, Ohio. It is one of 10 former communities in Defiance County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilseyville as a historical populated place on the Mark Center 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 41.3501° N, 84.6711° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMark Center
Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townHicksville, OH
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1063303
Coordinates41.35005, -84.67107

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What's there now

Wilseyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hicksville, OH (population 3,228), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 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 Wilseyville?

Wilseyville is in Defiance County, Ohio, at 41.3501, -84.6711.

How many ghost towns are in Defiance County?

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

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