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Prentice

Ghost town · Wood County, Ohio

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

Prentice 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 Prentice as a historical populated place on the Rossford 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 41.6159° N, 83.5227° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRossford
Elevation617 ft
Nearest living townNorthwood, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1050419
Coordinates41.61588, -83.52271

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What's there now

Prentice is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Northwood, OH (population 5,195), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 617 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 Prentice?

Prentice is in Wood County, Ohio, at 41.6159, -83.5227.

How many ghost towns are in Wood County?

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

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