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Richards

Ghost town · Lucas 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

Richards is a ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Lucas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Richards as a historical populated place on the Sylvania 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 41.6634° N, 83.6530° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSylvania
Elevation628 ft
Nearest living townOttawa Hills, OH
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1061296
Coordinates41.66338, -83.65299

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What's there now

Richards is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ottawa Hills, OH (population 4,796), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 628 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 Richards?

Richards is in Lucas County, Ohio, at 41.6634, -83.6530.

How many ghost towns are in Lucas County?

Lucas County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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