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Lyme

Ghost town · Erie County, Ohio

Bellevue quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Bellevue quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lyme is a ghost town in Erie County, Ohio. It is one of 3 former communities in Erie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lyme as a historical populated place on the Bellevue 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 41.2917° N, 82.7827° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBellevue
Elevation737 ft
Nearest living townBellevue, OH
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1067534
Coordinates41.29172, -82.78269

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What's there now

Lyme is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bellevue, OH (population 8,201), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 737 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 Lyme?

Lyme is in Erie County, Ohio, at 41.2917, -82.7827.

How many ghost towns are in Erie County?

Erie County, Ohio has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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