Abandoned Record
About Marengo
Marengo is an extinct town in Lucas County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was located in Adams Township, which formerly lay to the west of Toledo and has since been incorporated within the city limits.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Marengo, 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 Marengo is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Marengo
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.
- 1900 Toledo sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1934 Rossford sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1938 Rossford sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Rossford sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Toledo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Toledo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Rossford sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Toledo 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 Marengo
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Ai17.5 mi W · Fulton
- Providence18.6 mi SW · Wood
- Beta22.0 mi W · Fulton
- Cygnet24.7 mi S · Wood
- Middleburg30.9 mi SE · Seneca
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Marengo, Lucas County, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22344640.
- USGS GNIS 1070562.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).