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PAULDING COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad 		Current
Location		 Type Current
Use		 Date
Built		 Track
Status		 Building
Material		 More
Info
Antwerp 503 West River Street.
(GPS: 41.179068,-84.747387)		 C Civic 1888 In Use Wood
Payne Park on west side of Main Street, north end of town. ? Civic ???? Gone Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name		 Original
Railroad		 Notes
Baldwin The village straddled the Indiana-Ohio State Line. The depot was in Ohio, but the exact location is unknown. It burned in May 1896 and was replaced with Townley, Indiana’s, depot, which was no longer served and was moved to Baldwin.
Batson Although listed on old FFt.W&W timetables, there is no record or evidence of a station building here. The photo shows the RR crossing in Batson, but it is unlikely that any of the buildings in the photo was a station.
Briceton
Briceton This is the first depot in Briceton on the Nickel Plate. A box car was used for the depot and freight house, built in the early 1880s, the RR was completed in 1881. This was replaced in late 1890s by the station listed above. It was located on the south side of the tracks at the south end of Magee Street (GPS: 41.084195,-84.632514).
Broughton This station was on the south side of the tracks on the west side of Broughton Pike (County Highway 123) (GPS: 41.087778,-84.534693). It was torn down in late 1950s.
Cecil
Station served both railroads. Torn down in late 1950s.
Dague  
Emmett
(Emerald)		 This station was on the east side of County Road 115 on the north side of the tracks (GPS: 41.230609,-84.553378).
Goodwin Station This station was between Hedges and Melrose on the western edge of Brown Township.
Grover Hill From the book "History of Grover Hill": In 1888 the line was named the New York, Mahoning & Western RR, the line started in the Findlay area and progressed westward to Ottawa. In 1889 the name was changed to the American Midland RR, in 1890 the name was changed to Findlay, Ft Wayne & Western. The road was leased to the CH&D in 1903, operated under that name to Mar 15, 1917 at which time there were financial problems and it reverted back to the FFW&W. This station was located on the east side of Harrison Street, just south of Jackson Street. It was on the north side of the tracks (GPS: 41.019137,-84.477723).
Haviland
AND
 Built in the 1880s and torn down in the late 1960s, this union station was between Cedar and Main Streets west of Harrison Street on the west side of the tracks (just south of the CH&D crossing) (GPS: 41.018352,-84.5827). According to CN valuation records, this station was built here in 1893.
Hedges  
Knoxdale
Latty
AND
 This station served both railroads. It was in the NE corner of the diamond near the SE bend in Railroad Street (41.086209,-84.582968). According to CN valuation records, this station was built here in 1904 replacing an earier station that burned down in Oct. 1903 (Payne Reflector & Press Review, 10-22-1903).
Latty
AND
 According to CN valuation records, a freight transfer station was built here in 1897.
Mandale There was no station building here. The passenger waiting room was in Murphy’s Store in the southeast corner of the track/SR-66 crossing, south of State Road 114. The store burned in 1918.
McGill Although listed on old FFt.W&W timetables, there is no record or evidence of a station building here.
Melrose  
Oakwood Here's another picture taken during a flood. The station was torn down in the 1960s.
Paulding An original Cincinnati, Jackson & Michigan RR station appears on the 1895 map (two years before the Cincinnati Northern bought the CJ&M). In 1905, according to CN valuation records, the railroad replaced the original CJ&M depot. The station burned on Oct. 12, 1940. In 1944, the map showed a smaller replacement depot here. See this graphic for comparison over the years. It was located on North Walnut Street between West Jackson and West Perry. It was on the west side of the tracks (GPS: 41.137833,-84.583429).
Renollet This town is now gone. The station was on the east side of Renollet Road (Township Road 139 at Township Road 236) on the south side of the tracks (GPS: 41.245607,-84.496037). Aside from the depot, there used to be a store and grain elevator here along the tracks.
Roselms
Scott The station was located just south of the Blaine St. grade crossing in Van Wert County. Blaine St. is the county line for Paulding and Van Wert counties. According to CN valuation records, this station was built here in 1900.
Tipton Although listed on old FFt.W&W timetables, there is no record or evidence of a station building here.
Worstville The depot was on the east side of County Road 71 on the south side of the tracks (GPS: 41.08278,-84.669619).
1898 PAULDING COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Antwerp (Wabash) - West of SR 49. On National Register of Historic Places. Photo of station in original location near the tracks between S. Main and Cleveland Ave. The station is now owned by the Village of Antwerp Depot and underwent a complete renovation in 2012. Currently open 5 days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; nights and weekends by appointment. The station was built in 1888 (Paulding Democrat, 11-29-1888).

Payne (NKP) - Moved to park with an NKP caboose nearby. The original location of this station was on the south side of the tracks between Main and Laura Streets (GPS: 41.080746,-84.726326).