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Oil Center

Ghost town · Wood County, Ohio

Findlay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Findlay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oil Center 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 Oil Center as a historical populated place on the North Baltimore 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 41.2112° N, 83.6449° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Baltimore
Elevation713 ft
Nearest living townCygnet, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1050469
Coordinates41.21116, -83.64493

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What's there now

Oil Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cygnet, OH (population 547), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 713 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 Oil Center?

Oil Center is in Wood County, Ohio, at 41.2112, -83.6449.

How many ghost towns are in Wood County?

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

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