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Bright

Ghost town · Franklin County, Ohio

East Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
East Columbus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bright is a ghost town in Franklin County, Ohio. 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 Bright as a historical populated place on the Lockbourne 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 39.8653° N, 82.9221° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLockbourne
Elevation738 ft
Nearest living townObetz, OH
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1806772
Coordinates39.86534, -82.92212

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What's there now

Bright is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Obetz, OH (population 6,293), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 738 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 Bright?

Bright is in Franklin County, Ohio, at 39.8653, -82.9221.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

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

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