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Earley

Ghost town · Mercer County, Ohio

Celina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Celina quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Earley is a ghost town in Mercer County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Earley as a historical populated place on the Celina 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 40.6114° N, 84.5902° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCelina
Elevation836 ft
Nearest living townCelina, OH
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1065492
Coordinates40.61144, -84.59023

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What's there now

Earley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Celina, OH (population 11,017), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 836 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 Earley?

Earley is in Mercer County, Ohio, at 40.6114, -84.5902.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

Mercer County, Ohio has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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