Middleton
Ghost town · Ottawa County, Ohio

Middleton 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 Middleton as a historical populated place on the Genoa 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 41.5462° N, 83.2730° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Genoa |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 597 ft |
| Nearest living town | Rocky Ridge, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1049680 |
| Coordinates | 41.54616, -83.27298 |
What's there now
Middleton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rocky Ridge, OH (population 274), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 597 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Sheldonghost town · Ottawa County · 0.2 mi
- Maple Groveghost town · Ottawa County · 4.9 mi
- New Jerusalemghost town · Lucas County · 6.6 mi
- Tousaintghost town · Sandusky County · 7.5 mi
- Webbghost town · Wood County · 8.1 mi
- Gibsonburg Junctionghost town · Sandusky County · 8.2 mi
- Cummingsghost town · Wood County · 11.4 mi
- Rockwellghost town · Wood County · 12.9 mi
- Prenticeghost town · Wood County · 13.8 mi
- Toledo Harbor Lightlighthouse · Lucas County · 14.1 mi
- Turtle Island Lightlighthouse · Ohio · 15.5 mi
- West Sister Island Lightlighthouse · Lucas County · 15.6 mi
Questions
Where is Middleton?
Middleton is in Ottawa County, Ohio, at 41.5462, -83.2730.
How many ghost towns are in Ottawa County?
Ottawa County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.