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Keans

Ghost town · Portage County, Ohio

Ravenna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Ravenna quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keans is a ghost town in Portage County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Portage County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keans as a historical populated place on the Deerfield 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 41.0623° N, 81.0318° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDeerfield
Elevation1,022 ft
Nearest living townLake Milton, OH
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067190
Coordinates41.06228, -81.03176

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What's there now

Keans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Milton, OH (population 533), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,022 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 Keans?

Keans is in Portage County, Ohio, at 41.0623, -81.0318.

How many ghost towns are in Portage County?

Portage County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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