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Beardsley

Ghost town · Geauga County, Ohio

Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beardsley is a ghost town in Geauga County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Geauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beardsley as a historical populated place on the East Claridon 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 41.5487° N, 81.0718° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Claridon
Elevation1,266 ft
Nearest living townAquilla, OH
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1067571
Coordinates41.54866, -81.07176

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What's there now

Beardsley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aquilla, OH (population 240), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,266 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 Beardsley?

Beardsley is in Geauga County, Ohio, at 41.5487, -81.0718.

How many ghost towns are in Geauga County?

Geauga County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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