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Pearsons

Ghost town · Fayette County, Ohio

Octa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Octa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pearsons is a ghost town in Fayette County, Ohio. It is one of 4 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pearsons as a historical populated place on the Bowersville 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 39.5940° N, 83.6602° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBowersville
Elevation1,061 ft
Nearest living townOcta, OH
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1080800
Coordinates39.59395, -83.66020

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What's there now

Pearsons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Octa, OH (population 68), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,061 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 Pearsons?

Pearsons is in Fayette County, Ohio, at 39.5940, -83.6602.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

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

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