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Jerles

Ghost town · Monroe County, Ohio

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

Jerles is a ghost town in Monroe County, Ohio. It is one of 9 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jerles as a historical populated place on the Stafford 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 39.7387° N, 81.2951° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStafford
Elevation1,102 ft
Nearest living townStafford, OH
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1051018
Coordinates39.73868, -81.29511

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What's there now

Jerles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stafford, OH (population 94), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,102 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 Jerles?

Jerles is in Monroe County, Ohio, at 39.7387, -81.2951.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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