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Centerville

Ghost town · Medina County, Ohio

Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Centerville is a ghost town in Medina County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Medina County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Centerville as a historical populated place on the Sullivan 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 41.1001° N, 82.1424° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSullivan
Elevation930 ft
Nearest living townSpencer, OH
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1058894
Coordinates41.10005, -82.14238

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What's there now

Centerville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spencer, OH (population 603), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 930 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 Centerville?

Centerville is in Medina County, Ohio, at 41.1001, -82.1424.

How many ghost towns are in Medina County?

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

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