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Plattston

Ghost town · Fulton County, Ohio

Wauseon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Wauseon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Plattston is a ghost town in Fulton County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plattston as a historical populated place on the Delta 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 41.5301° N, 84.0327° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDelta
Elevation701 ft
Nearest living townDelta, OH
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1080897
Coordinates41.53005, -84.03272

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What's there now

Plattston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Delta, OH (population 2,728), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 701 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 Plattston?

Plattston is in Fulton County, Ohio, at 41.5301, -84.0327.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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