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Beech

Ghost town · Marion County, Ohio

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

Beech is a ghost town in Marion County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beech as a historical populated place on the Denmark 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 40.5578° N, 82.9769° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDenmark
Elevation979 ft
Nearest living townCaledonia, OH
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1071749
Coordinates40.55784, -82.97685

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What's there now

Beech is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Caledonia, OH (population 444), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 979 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 Beech?

Beech is in Marion County, Ohio, at 40.5578, -82.9769.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Ohio has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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