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Chardon Centre

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

Chardon Centre 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 Chardon Centre as a historical populated place on the Chardon 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 41.6042° N, 81.2426° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChardon
Elevation1,284 ft
Nearest living townChardon, OH
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1057743
Coordinates41.60421, -81.24260

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What's there now

Chardon Centre is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chardon, OH (population 5,246), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,284 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 Chardon Centre?

Chardon Centre is in Geauga County, Ohio, at 41.6042, -81.2426.

How many ghost towns are in Geauga County?

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

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