Ghost Towns & Small Towns of Northwest Ohio

Ghost Towns & Small Towns of Northwest Ohio Many of the ghost towns of Northwest Ohio are remnants of the Oil Boom of the late 1800’s.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ghost town as “a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource”.

October 23, 1918 copy of the Portage (Ohio) Record (4 photos).
06/24/2026

October 23, 1918 copy of the Portage (Ohio) Record (4 photos).

September 2, 1875…”There is Some Talk of a Railroad…” and More Wood County News. From The Tiffin (Ohio) Tribune.
06/20/2026

September 2, 1875…”There is Some Talk of a Railroad…” and More Wood County News. From The Tiffin (Ohio) Tribune.

August 7, 1970…Wood County Was Well-Represented in Civil War. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio).
06/20/2026

August 7, 1970…Wood County Was Well-Represented in Civil War. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio).

Hoytville Public School Graduation Souvenir, estimated date: circa 1900 (2 photos).
06/19/2026

Hoytville Public School Graduation Souvenir, estimated date: circa 1900 (2 photos).

1907 Photo Postcard of an Oil Derrick on Stone Farm in Portage, Ohio.
06/18/2026

1907 Photo Postcard of an Oil Derrick on Stone Farm in Portage, Ohio.

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉Kimberley Haws, Todd Bomer, Timothy Ray S...
06/17/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Kimberley Haws, Todd Bomer, Timothy Ray Sr., Mike Schmitz, Janet Mesnard, Lloyd Evans, Darrin Gramling, Joyce Lee, William Sterling, Ken Oman

May 20, 1983…”In Search of ‘Ghost Towns’ in Ohio. From the Sentinel Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio).
06/16/2026

May 20, 1983…”In Search of ‘Ghost Towns’ in Ohio. From the Sentinel Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio).

July 1, 1901…Man Shot Twice in the Back by Madam at North Baltimore Brothel. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Gr...
06/14/2026

July 1, 1901…Man Shot Twice in the Back by Madam at North Baltimore Brothel. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio) (2 photos).

January 12, 1902…Raging Fire Takes Out West Side of West Millgrove Business District. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (B...
06/13/2026

January 12, 1902…Raging Fire Takes Out West Side of West Millgrove Business District. From The Daily Sentinel-Tribune (Bowling Green, Ohio).

Circa 1960…Centre Super Market was located at the corner of Main and Clough Streets in Bowling Green, Ohio.
06/12/2026

Circa 1960…Centre Super Market was located at the corner of Main and Clough Streets in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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