Record
About Beta
Beta is an extinct town in York Township, Fulton County, Ohio, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Beta, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Beta is

Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Beta
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1908 Napoleon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1911 Wauseon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1913 Wauseon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Wauseon sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fort Wayne sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Delta sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Adrian sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Defiance sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Adrian sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Beta
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Ohio index.
- Providence9.1 mi SE · Wood
- Ai9.3 mi NE · Fulton
- Marengo22.0 mi E · Lucas
- Cygnet26.1 mi SE · Wood
- Franconia35.3 mi SW · Putnam
- West Buffalo35.5 mi W · Williams
- Arrowsmiths35.9 mi W · Defiance
- Webster37.1 mi S · Putnam
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Beta, Ohio": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q22574483.
- USGS GNIS 1068516.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).