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Delvin

Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

St. Henry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
St. Henry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Delvin 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 Delvin as a historical populated place on the North Star 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 40.3250° N, 84.5344° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Star
Elevation987 ft
Nearest living townNorth Star, OH
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067520
Coordinates40.32505, -84.53440

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What's there now

Delvin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Star, OH (population 188), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 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 Delvin?

Delvin is in Darke County, Ohio, at 40.3250, -84.5344.

How many ghost towns are in Darke County?

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

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