Abandoned Record
About Franconia
Franconia is a ghost town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Franconia, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Franconia is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Franconia
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1909 Continental sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Continental sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Defiance sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Franconia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Rockport19.4 mi SE · Allen
- Webster21.9 mi E · Putnam
- Dull27.0 mi SW · Van Wert
- Glenmore27.2 mi SW · Van Wert
- Arrowsmiths28.9 mi NW · Defiance
- Schumm29.7 mi SW · Van Wert
- Providence34.3 mi NE · Wood
- Beta35.3 mi NE · Fulton
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Franconia, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22034048.
- USGS GNIS 1063577.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).