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Wonderland

Ghost town · Franklin County, Ohio

Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Westerville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wonderland is a ghost town in Franklin County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. It is one of 13 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wonderland as a historical populated place on the New Albany 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 40.0028° N, 82.8707° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Albany
Elevation791 ft
Nearest living townGahanna, OH
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1946043
Coordinates40.00284, -82.87073

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What's there now

Wonderland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gahanna, OH (population 35,438), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 791 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Image taken in Columbus, Ohio, with my cell phone camera.
Image taken in Columbus, Ohio, with my cell phone camera. · Ɱ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Wonderland?

Wonderland is in Franklin County, Ohio, at 40.0028, -82.8707.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

Franklin County, Ohio has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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