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Bryson

Ghost town · Greene County, Ohio

Xenia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Xenia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bryson is a ghost town in Greene County, Ohio. It is one of 5 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bryson as a historical populated place on the Xenia 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 39.7167° N, 83.9366° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleXenia
Elevation860 ft
Nearest living townXenia, OH
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1067582
Coordinates39.71673, -83.93660

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What's there now

Bryson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Xenia, OH (population 25,555), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 860 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 Bryson?

Bryson is in Greene County, Ohio, at 39.7167, -83.9366.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Ohio has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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