Byer is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northwestern Washington Township

Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio

Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 743 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Jackson County

Jackson County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along State Route 327

Ohio State Route 327

State Route 327 is a north–south state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 35 about southeast of Jackson, at a split-grade intersection. Heading north, the road crosses paths with State Route 32 and State Route 124 at an...

 between Wellston

Wellston, Ohio

Wellston is a city in Jackson County, Ohio, United States, in the southeastern part of the state. Founded in 1873 as an iron and coal producing center, the city was named after founder Harvey Wells, a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention. The city was incorporated in 1876. The population...

 and Londonderry

Londonderry, Ohio

Londonderry is an unincorporated community in eastern Liberty Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45647. It lies along U.S. Route 50 at its intersection with State Route 327....

. Pigeon Creek, a subsidiary of the Scioto River

Scioto River

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 through Salt Creek, runs along the western edge of Byer; a covered bridge

Covered bridge

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 over Pigeon Creek is a local landmark. It is located 6 miles (9.5 km) northwest of Wellston and 8¼ miles (13 km) north of Jackson

Jackson, Ohio

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jackson is located at ....

, the county seat

County seat

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of Jackson County.