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Chaffee

Ghost town · Summit County, Ohio

Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Cleveland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chaffee is a ghost town in Summit County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Summit County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chaffee as a historical populated place on the Northfield 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 41.3209° N, 81.5843° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorthfield
Elevation778 ft
Nearest living townBrecksville, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1058487
Coordinates41.32089, -81.58429

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What's there now

Chaffee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brecksville, OH (population 13,656), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 778 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 Chaffee?

Chaffee is in Summit County, Ohio, at 41.3209, -81.5843.

How many ghost towns are in Summit County?

Summit County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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