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Saint Nicholas

Ghost town · Seneca County, Ohio

Fostoria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Fostoria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saint Nicholas is a ghost town in Seneca County, Ohio. It is one of 6 former communities in Seneca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Saint Nicholas as a historical populated place on the New Riegel 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 41.0142° N, 83.3396° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Riegel
Elevation857 ft
Nearest living townNew Riegel, OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1060685
Coordinates41.01422, -83.33965

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What's there now

Saint Nicholas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Riegel, OH (population 318), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 857 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 Saint Nicholas?

Saint Nicholas is in Seneca County, Ohio, at 41.0142, -83.3396.

How many ghost towns are in Seneca County?

Seneca County, Ohio has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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