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Bowsherville

Ghost town · Wyandot County, Ohio

La Rue quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
La Rue quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowsherville is a ghost town in Wyandot County, Ohio. It is one of 2 former communities in Wyandot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 82nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowsherville as a historical populated place on the Meeker 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 40.7381° N, 83.2935° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeeker
Elevation910 ft
Nearest living townHarpster, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1075186
Coordinates40.73811, -83.29353

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What's there now

Bowsherville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harpster, OH (population 273), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 910 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 Bowsherville?

Bowsherville is in Wyandot County, Ohio, at 40.7381, -83.2935.

How many ghost towns are in Wyandot County?

Wyandot County, Ohio has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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