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Brehm

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

Brehm 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 Brehm as a historical populated place on the Erastus 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 40.6223° N, 84.7466° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleErastus
Elevation841 ft
Nearest living townRockford, OH
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1067340
Coordinates40.62227, -84.74663

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What's there now

Brehm is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockford, OH (population 893), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 841 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 Brehm?

Brehm is in Mercer County, Ohio, at 40.6223, -84.7466.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

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

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