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Esther

Ghost town · Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Beaver quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Esther is a ghost town in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Beaver County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Esther as a historical populated place on the Midland 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 40.6937° N, 80.4690° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMidland
Elevation1,304 ft
Nearest living townOhioville, PA
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1201593
Coordinates40.69368, -80.46896

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What's there now

Esther is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ohioville, PA (population 3,322), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,304 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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