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Taylor Centre

Ghost town · Union County, Ohio

Richwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Richwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taylor Centre is a ghost town in Union County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 79th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taylor Centre as a historical populated place on the Peoria 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 40.3448° N, 83.3958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePeoria
Elevation1,017 ft
Nearest living townRaymond, OH
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1067260
Coordinates40.34478, -83.39576

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What's there now

Taylor Centre is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Raymond, OH (population 420), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,017 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 Taylor Centre?

Taylor Centre is in Union County, Ohio, at 40.3448, -83.3958.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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