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Calm

Ghost town · Geauga County, Ohio

Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Chardon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Calm is a ghost town in Geauga County, Ohio. It is one of 8 former communities in Geauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calm as a historical populated place on the Thompson 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 41.6903° N, 81.0026° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThompson
Elevation1,024 ft
Nearest living townMadison, OH
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1067574
Coordinates41.69033, -81.00260

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What's there now

Calm is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madison, OH (population 3,427), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,024 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 Calm?

Calm is in Geauga County, Ohio, at 41.6903, -81.0026.

How many ghost towns are in Geauga County?

Geauga County, Ohio has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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