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Fenton

Ghost town · Wood County, Ohio

Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fenton is a ghost town in Wood County, Ohio. It is one of 11 former communities in Wood County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fenton as a historical populated place on the Dunbridge 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 41.4542° N, 83.5583° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDunbridge
Elevation654 ft
Nearest living townLuckey, OH
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1050441
Coordinates41.45422, -83.55827

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What's there now

Fenton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Luckey, OH (population 959), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 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 Fenton?

Fenton is in Wood County, Ohio, at 41.4542, -83.5583.

How many ghost towns are in Wood County?

Wood County, Ohio has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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