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Newbury Center

Ghost town · Geauga County, Ohio

Garrettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Garrettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Newbury Center is a ghost town in Geauga County, Ohio, recorded as human settlement in Geauga County, Ohio, United States of America. 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 Newbury Center as a historical populated place: 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 41.4633° N, 81.2442° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,247 ft
Nearest living townSouth Russell, OH
Distance to it4.8 miles
Coordinates41.46333, -81.24417

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What's there now

Newbury Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Russell, OH (population 3,972), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,247 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 Newbury Center?

Newbury Center is in Geauga County, Ohio, at 41.4633, -81.2442.

How many ghost towns are in Geauga County?

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

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