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Maple Grove

Ghost town · Ottawa County, Ohio

Oak Harbor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Oak Harbor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Maple Grove is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Ottawa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Maple Grove as a historical populated place on the Oak Harbor 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 41.5892° N, 83.1980° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Harbor
Elevation576 ft
Nearest living townRocky Ridge, OH
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1049682
Coordinates41.58922, -83.19798

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What's there now

Maple Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rocky Ridge, OH (population 274), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 576 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 Maple Grove?

Maple Grove is in Ottawa County, Ohio, at 41.5892, -83.1980.

How many ghost towns are in Ottawa County?

Ottawa County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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