Rockwell
Ghost town · Wood County, Ohio

Rockwell 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 Rockwell 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 41.6167° N, 83.5030° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Rossford |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 611 ft |
| Nearest living town | Northwood, OH |
| Distance to it | 1.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1050420 |
| Coordinates | 41.61672, -83.50299 |
What's there now
Rockwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Northwood, OH (population 5,195), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 611 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Prenticeghost town · Wood County · 1 mi
- Cummingsghost town · Wood County · 4.1 mi
- Toledo Harbor Lightlighthouse · Lucas County · 8.2 mi
- Webbghost town · Wood County · 8.2 mi
- Richardsghost town · Lucas County · 8.4 mi
- New Jerusalemghost town · Lucas County · 10.5 mi
- Turtle Island Lightlighthouse · Ohio · 11 mi
- Tousaintghost town · Sandusky County · 11.2 mi
- Fentonghost town · Wood County · 11.6 mi
- Presque Isleghost town · Lucas County · 12.2 mi
- Riverdaleghost town · Wood County · 12.7 mi
- Middletonghost town · Ottawa County · 12.9 mi
Questions
Where is Rockwell?
Rockwell is in Wood County, Ohio, at 41.6167, -83.5030.
How many ghost towns are in Wood County?
Wood County, Ohio has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.