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Baddow Pass

Ghost town · Holmes County, Ohio

Brinkhaven quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Brinkhaven quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Baddow Pass is a ghost town in Holmes County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Holmes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Baddow Pass as a historical populated place on the Brinkhaven topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.4945° N, 82.1479° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrinkhaven
Elevation1,109 ft
Nearest living townGann (Brinkhaven), OH
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1057281
Coordinates40.49451, -82.14793

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What's there now

Baddow Pass is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gann (Brinkhaven), OH (population 139), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,109 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Baddow Pass?

Baddow Pass is in Holmes County, Ohio, at 40.4945, -82.1479.

How many ghost towns are in Holmes County?

Holmes County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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