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North Ridgeville

Ghost town · Hancock County, Ohio

Hoytville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Hoytville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

North Ridgeville is a ghost town in Hancock County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Ridgeville as a historical populated place on the Hoytville 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 41.1342° N, 83.8616° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHoytville
Elevation734 ft
Nearest living townMcComb, OH
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1063604
Coordinates41.13422, -83.86161

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What's there now

North Ridgeville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McComb, OH (population 1,455), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 734 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 North Ridgeville?

North Ridgeville is in Hancock County, Ohio, at 41.1342, -83.8616.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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