Oberlin is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Eden Township, Licking County, in the U.S. state of

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History

Oberlin was founded about 1856 and at first was centered on a general store.

References

Geography of Licking County, Ohio 1856 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1856 Ghost towns in Ohio {{LickingCountyOH-geo-stub