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25 National Register listings published here · 56 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1887 to 1911.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Highland County, Ohio
64 topographic sheets and 23 fire insurance atlases across 4 places.
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What the record shows
- 4 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Hillsboro, Greenfield, Leesburg, Lynchburg, between 1885 and 1949.
- 23 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
- 905 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 25 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 18 buildings, 6 districts and 1 site.
- 8 of the 25 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 65 populated places in this county; 65 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Photographs
2 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Places on the National Register
25Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
The county from the air
13 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 706 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 13 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
Weather records
9 stations, 3 gagesThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- HILLSBORO 1893 to 2026, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -39.4 C
- PULSE 1899 to 1907, hottest 36.7 C, coldest -26.1 C
- HILLSBORO WTR WKS 1948 to 1951
- LYNCHBURG 6.1 SW 2012 to 2018
- HILLSBORO 0.8 SSW 2013 to 2021
- HILLSBORO 5.7 S 2020 to 2023
- BAINBRIDGE 5.7 WSW 2021 to 2026
- GREENFIELD 3.6 SW 2023 to 2026
- WINCHESTER 7 NNW 2023 to 2026
- Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills OH 1939 to 2026
- East Fork Little Miami River near Dodsonville OH 1947 to 1948
- Rattlesnake Creek at Centerfield OH 2022 to 2026
The 1950 census, district by district
36 districtsWho lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
- 36-1Brush Creek township: Sinking Spring village
- 36-2Brush Creek township - That part outside Sinking Spring village
- 36-3Clay township
- 36-4Concord township
- 36-5Dodson township: Lynchburg village
- 36-6Dodson township - That part outside Lynchburg village
- 36-7Fairfield township: Highland village
- 36-8Leesburg village
- 36-9Fairfield township - That part outside Highland and Leesburg villages
- 36-10Hamer township
- 36-11Jackson township
- 36-12Liberty township: Hillsboro village: Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Main; High, U.S. Hwy. 62
- 36-13Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by Village limits; U.S. Hwy. 62, High; Collins Ave., West, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Village limits
- 36-14Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, West, Collins Ave.; High; Main, U.S. Hwy. 50; Village limits
- 36-15Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 50, Main; High; South, Elm, Pleasant, Oak, South, Village limits; Village limits
- 36-16Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by South, Oak, Pleasant, Elm, South; High, U.S. Hwy. 62; Village limits; Village limits
- 36-17Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by Main; East, State Hwy. 73; Village limits; U.S. Hwy. 62, High
- 36-18Hillsboro village - That part Bounded by Main; Village limits; State Hwy. 73; East
- 36-19Liberty township - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 50, outside Hillsboro village
- 36-20Liberty township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 50, outside Hillsboro village
- 36-21Madison township: Greenfield village: Greenfield village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Jefferson; Fifth, Village limits
- 36-22Greenfield village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Fifth; Jefferson; Village limits
- 36-23Greenfield village - That part Bounded by Jefferson; Fifth; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Village limits; Village limits
- 36-24Greenfield village - That part Bounded by Jefferson; Village limits;Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Fifth
- 36-25Greenfield village - That part Bounded by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
- 36-26Madison township - That part outside Greenfield village
- 36-27Marshall township
- 36-28New Market township
- 36-29Paint township: Paint township - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 50
- 36-30Paint township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 50
- 36-31Penn township
- 36-32Salem township
- 36-33Union township
- 36-34Washington township
- 36-35White Oak township: Mowrystown village
- 36-36White Oak township - That part outside Mowrystown village
Businesses named in the atlases
56 businessesEvery Sanborn volume opens with a printed index naming the town's mills, tanneries, hotels and works by proprietor. Those indexes were read off the scanned sheets by machine and then matched to each other, so a business surveyed four times appears here once, with the years it survived. 25 of these 56 were named in more than one atlas. Each carries a crop of the line it was read from: the spelling is the recogniser's and the 1880s lithographer's, and the scan behind it is the proof.
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Baptist Church
Church
1887 to 1905, named in 4 atlases
Appears in 1887 1893 1893 1905
Read elsewhere as Baptist Churches; New Hope Baptist Church.
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Baptist Church
Church
named once, in the 1899 atlas
Appears in 1899
Read elsewhere as Shiloli Baptist Church.
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Presbyterian Church
Church
1899 to 1910, named in 2 atlases
Read elsewhere as United Presbyterian Church.
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South Side *3 & 5 Enterprise Planing Mill, &c
Planing Mill
1887 to 1911, named in 4 atlases
Appears in 1887 1898 1905 1911
Read elsewhere as Enterprise Planing Mill; Enterprise Planing Mill Co.
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Woolen Mill
Mill
1887 to 1905, named in 4 atlases
Appears in 1887 1893 1898 1905
Read elsewhere as Woolen Mills.
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Zane, F., Tannery
Tannery
1887 to 1911, named in 4 atlases
Appears in 1887 1893 1905 1911
Read elsewhere as Zanes, F., Tannery (formerly), 10.
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Episcopal Church
Church
named once, in the 1899 atlas
Appears in 1899
Read elsewhere as Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Lynchburg Public School
School
named once, in the 1911 atlas
Appears in 1911
Read elsewhere as Lincoln Public School (Negro).
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Mather, C., Wood Works
Works
1893 to 1905, named in 3 atlases
Read elsewhere as Mather, O., Wood Works.
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Wildfire, 2002 to 2020
40 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 40 of them, burning about 218 acres. None started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
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| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
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| 2 February 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 November 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2545 |
| 26 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 November 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15472 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1958 to 2026
60 of 425 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 425 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $5,461,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
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| Thunderstorm Wind | 263 |
| Hail | 63 |
| Flash Flood | 48 |
| Flood | 23 |
| Tornado | 22 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 |
| Lightning | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
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| February 1959 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 6 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Danville | 1 hurt, $10,000 | A greenhouse collapsed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. One woman was injured inside the greenhouse when it collapsed. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Pricetown | $1,000,000 | The tornado first touched down in a field southwest of Certier Road, about three miles northeast of Buford. This tornado affected a property on Certier Road, causing significant damage to several barns, with winds estimated to 90 mph. From here, the tornado generally moved to the north-northeast.||Tree damage and minor structural damage was noted on Ruble Cemetery Road and Hollowtown Road. More significant damage was noted at a couple of properties on State Route 131. One home had an attached garage that was compromised by the wind and detached from the main structure of the house, mostly flattening the walls of the garage. Significant roof and tree damage was also found at a couple of adjacent properties. Winds here were estimated at 100 mph.||Damage north of State Route 131 was much sparser, with minor tree damage observed on Dawson Road and north of Barr Cemetery Road. A power pole was downed on Sherry Road. Overall, while the tornado did travel through mostly open fields north of State Route 131, it is likely that it weakened or briefly lifted during this time period.||A more concentrated area of damage was then observed near the intersection of Danville/Russell Road and US Route 50. While some tree damage was noted on the west side of Danville/Russell Road, more extensive damage was noted to the east. A church on the south side of US Route 50 was heavily damaged, with the majority of the east side of the roof removed. Just north of the church, an outbuilding was damaged adjacent to a stand of trees that had significant damage and snapping. Winds here were estimated at 100 mph.||Damage was again sparser north from US Route 50 until becoming more significant and widespread in Willettsville. Tree and structural damage in Willettsville was extensive, with roof damage to numerous homes and outbuildings, including one home that had a collapsed attached garage. Winds here were also estimated at 100 mph and likely over a larger area than at other locations earlier in the track of the tornado.||Minor roof and tree damage were observed as the tornado turned slightly to the right, moving northeast. A few properties had roof damage on Panhandle Road west of State Route 73. Some minor tree damage was found near State Route 73 where the tornado is believed to have dissipated. |
| March 1997 | Heavy Rain | Rocky Fork Lake | $400,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Belfast | $300,000 | Ohio State Route 785, just south of Belfast, had a culvert underneath it washed out, which washed away the road. The road will be closed for 2 to 3 months. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Dodsonville | $300,000 | The tornado touched down in an open field west of State Route 134, south of Dodsonville. Next to the highway, minor structural damage occurred to a farm building. Heavy tree damage occurred on both sides of Route 134, some of which impacted a home. The tornado continued across the property of Lynchburg-Clay schools. An open-ended storage shed sustained roof removal and partial wall collapse. The high school had a garage door blown out with the interior ceiling collapsing in a narrow hallway. Numerous large branches were snapped on the property, some of which impacted automobiles. Bleachers, a backstop, and other athletic equipment were tossed downstream. A portable toilet was blown over in a northwesterly direction. Debris from damage near Route 134 was also strewn across the athletic fields immediately south of the high school.||Across Dawson Road, a single family home sustained damage to shingles and roofing. A mobile home had a window air conditioner unit blown in from the north and a trampoline was tossed into a tree toward the north. An open-ended, un-anchored garage blew over and collapsed. Numerous large limbs were downed in this vicinity, with one limb breaking the windshield of a car. A narrow path with heavy tree damage clearly indicated where the strongest winds associated with the tornado entered the adjacent woods. Along Dodson Lane, more heavy limb damage occurred. One large limb impacted a garage and truck to the west of Dodson Lane, and another tree limb was blown into a home on the east side of the road. Tree damage was also observed along the tree line behind the homes on the east side of Dodson Lane. On Abernathy Road, an un-anchored large shed was destroyed with debris tossed about 1000 feet downstream. Other outbuildings sustained minor damage, more limbs were downed, and vinyl fencing was blown over. Limb damage was also observed at the edges of field east of the road. Additional tree limb damage occurred on Gibler Road. The last noted damage before the tornado lifted was along the tree line to the east of Gibler Road. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 85 miles per hour. |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1965 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1961 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Willettville | $100,000 | This short-lived tornado is believed to have touched down near Panhandle Road, just west of Wolfe Road. One house on Panhandle Road had siding damage on the east-facing wall. A shed behind another home was largely demolished, with debris strewn about a quarter mile into the field to the north-northeast.||A few homes on Wolfe Road had roof and siding damage. One home even had damage to the siding on both the east and north facing walls. Some minor tree damage was observed near a bend in Wolfe Road with no additional damage observed further to the north. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Samantha | $100,000 | Damage associated with the tornado began east of U.S. 62 and consisted of uprooted trees and large snapped limbs. The first structural damage was observed north of Selph Road near Lewis Lane, where a large portion of roof covering was removed from an outbuilding. Additional tree damage was observed along Lewis Lane. Due to no road availability, there was a length of unreachable damage likely stretching around 1 mile between Lewis Lane and Kincaid Road to the east. A structure on the east side of Kincaid Road sustained side wall damage associated with a garage door failure. The tornado continued east, crossing State Route 138 and causing tree damage and additional minor structural damage. The most intense damage occurred along Morrow Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and several outbuildings received considerable damage. The tornado weakened quickly with the final observed damage near Fall Creek. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Buford | $100,000 | The tornado touched down in the vicinity of Highway 32 and Klein Road in Brown County. The tornado crossed into Highland County just west of Sicily Road. The tornado lifted in Highland County near Highway 321, southeast of Buford. The worst damage occurred to a residence on Sicily Road in Highland County. A section of roofing was removed from part of the home, the front porch supports were lifted and removed, numerous trees were uprooted near the residence, and a piece of wood was driven into decking material. Several other barns and outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged along the path. Based on the damage caused by this tornado, wind speeds were estimated at 100 miles per hour. The tornado was in Brown County from 0544 PM EST until 0545 PM EST. The tornado continued in Highland County from 0545 PM EST until 0553 PM EST. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Hoagland | $80,000 | The tornado touched down on a residential drive about a quarter mile north of SR 138, where it brought down a couple of large trees. It then continued southeast across a field and crossed SR 138 where it downed a large tree and other branches, snapped 3 pine trees several feet above the ground, peeled back part of a barn roof on both its east and west sides, and damaged some fencing. Isolated trees were snapped further southeast along the tornado's discontinuous path.||At a residence along Holladay Road, a large well-constructed barn had its cap blown from its roof and a small section of the roof's southeast corner was peeled back, exposing the inside. Large pine trees were snapped with large segments carried 50 to 60 yards downstream. A few small branches were blown onto a van and a car tire had a piece of bark completely impaled through it. A 100 foot TV tower was knocked down and the house sustained minor roof and fascia damage. A large well-constructed metal storage barn across the street had its front door ripped off and carried southeast.||Numerous large trees and branches were downed along Ervin Road, just north of a quarry. Further east along Ervin Road, the roof of a house had numerous shingles ripped off and a small section of its southeast corner was peeled back. Fascia on the north side of the garage was completely ripped off and a 100 foot TV tower was toppled along the south side of the house and garage. A small shed southwest of the house was completely destroyed with the damage strewn into the front yard. Another small shed south of the house was twisted off its foundation and moved a short distance. A short distance southeast of this residence was a trailer home that had its west wall and a portion of its south wall blown in, but most of the walls remained intact. An old wooden pole barn just southeast of the trailer home was completely destroyed.||A church along US 62 sustained very minor roof and fascia damage. The church sign was blown through a school bus window and the bus itself was pushed sideways several feet. Two very large picnic tables (each weighing over 500 pounds) were pushed a short distance into a van, causing minor damage to the van. Another heavy table that was located in front of the van was picked up and smashed into a wooden pavilion support post, snapping the post. Just southeast of the church, a residence along Green Road had several large trees knocked down. A large, unanchored shed with a lawn tractor inside was carried off its foundation and blown 200 feet eastward. Just to the east, a boat on a trailer was nudged a few feet southeast from where it was parked. Several large trees were knocked down a short distance further to the east, and this was where the tornado ended. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $50,000 | Several inches of water were flowing into an apartment building on South 5th Street and homes along South 6th Street. Numerous cars were also submerged in water. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Hillsboro | $50,000 | A culvert was washed on on U.S. Route 62 near Northview Drive. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | New Market | $50,000 | At a location on Sanders Road just west of US Route 62, a barn roof was significantly damaged with roofing material thrown to the east as much as a half mile away. A few trees were downed in this area.||Damage was most significant at a dairy farm on State Route 136, about 1.3 miles south of Millers Chapel Road. A large barn at this property experienced a significant amount of roof damage, including a total loss of the roof on the east side of the structure. Insulation, wood beams, and sheet metal from this roof were scattered across the property and well into a field across State Route 136. A roof was also removed from a dog kennel and a roof was partially removed from another barn at the property. Other outbuildings had minor damage as well and another house sustained minor roofing damage and several broken windows, along with some damage of siding. Trees were snapped or downed at this property, as well as along a tree line further to the west.||Tree damage occurred on Millers Chapel Road near the intersection with Poole Lane. A few other trees were snapped in the field just to the north of Poole Lane, but damage was not observed west of the end point of Poole Lane. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $50,000 | Trees were downed and a camping vehicle was blown into a pond. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mowrystown and | $50,000 | Trees were downed. In Greenfield two hay wagons were also blown over into a ditch. Almost three inches of rain fell in less than an hour producing flooding of streets and poor drainage areas. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $50,000 | A barn was destroyed (time approximate). |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gath | $45,000 | At a farm property on New Market Road, a collection of grain bins was heavily damaged, with one bin pulled down completely. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $40,000 | Approximately 40 individuals were displaced from an apartment complex on North 11th Street due to high water entering the lowest level. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Fairview | $40,000 | The tornado started near the intersection of Danville Road and Roush Road. Numerous trees were damaged on the west side of Danville Road. A house had some roof damage and broken windows. The tornado then crossed Danville Road, heading east down Roush Road. The strongest damage was found at a residence on the north side of Roush Road where an outbuilding sustained roof damage. Multiple trees at the same property were also damaged or uprooted. The circulation weakened as it continued east along Roush road and eventually dissipated east of Kesler Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocky Fork Lake | $40,000 | A garage was destroyed, numerous trees were downed, a roof was taken off of a barn, and a horse was killed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $40,000 | High water rescues and evacuations occurred at an apartment complex along State Route 41 on the south side of Greenfield. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Samantha | $30,000 | Damage was first observed at a farm residence on the north side of Larkin Road, where one tree was downed and a barn was destroyed. Northeast of there, some minor tree damage was seen on State Route 72 and along tree lines in adjacent fields.||Structural damage occurred at a property on US Route 62 near the intersection with Old US 62, with several outbuildings destroyed or heavily damaged. The house at this location had minor damage, mainly to roofing materials, with shingles removed on multiple sides. One large evergreen tree was uprooted and other trees were snapped. At another property slightly northeast on US Route 62, a garage was destroyed and numerous trees behind the garage were snapped.||On Leaverton Road, a barn was partially collapsed. Two evergreen trees were also snapped and other tree damage was observed both at this location and across the field to the east. Slightly south of this location, also on Leaverton Road, several trees were downed along a low spot on the road and a fence was blown flat. Minor tree damage was also observed where the tornado crossed Smith Road and a garage door was blown in at a residence on State Route 771 with some trees snapped in the vicinity. A few trees were also damaged where the tornado crossed Monroe Road.||Tree damage was observed to be significant in several locations along Milner Road. A house on Milner Road sustained siding damage to both the east and west sides of the structure and tree damage was extensive at this property. An adjacent modular home had its roof removed and other outbuildings were damaged, with debris thrown northeast across an adjacent field. ||A hay barn on Bridges Road had most of its top half removed with the top also removed from another adjacent outbuilding. A home on Big Oak Road had part of its roof removed with debris observed in an adjacent field, likely a result of damage further to the west.||The last observed damage from this tornado occurred along Cope Road, where an outbuilding was mostly destroyed and a garage had part of its roof removed. Debris was thrown across Cope Road into a field to the east and southeast. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Hillsboro | $30,000 | A brief tornado moved along a half mile path just north of Rocky Fork Lake. A restaurant along North Shore Road sustained minor siding damage. A real estate office along North Beach Road had portions of its aluminum roof peeled back or completely ripped off. The most extensive damage occurred to a residence about a tenth of a mile to the north-northeast of the real estate office. The home sustained major roof damage, and had an enclosed patio on its front porch completed removed and strewn behind the home. The majority of the patio was deposited into a deck and above ground pool behind the house, causing additional damage. A few trees between six and twelve inches in diameter were snapped between the real estate office and the residence. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Highland | $30,000 | A severe thunderstorm produces winds that knocked down several barns and destroyed numerous trees. |
| August 2018 | Flood | East Danville | $25,000 | East Berryville Road was washed out just east of State Route 73. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burford | $25,000 | A trailer home on Beltz Road was completely destroyed by high winds. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $25,000 | Numerous trees were downed onto several houses along Ivy Hill Road. A garage door and wall were damaged at one residence. A few homes also had shingle and siding damage. |
| October 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $25,000 | The side of the Greenfield Fire Department garage was blown out. Several trees were also knocked down in the Hillsboro area. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Concord Twp | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1978 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1977 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1970 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1960 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Centerfield | $20,000 | Hudson Road was washed out. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $20,000 | A home sustained roof and garage damage off of Turkey Road. Trees were also downed and a small silo and barn were damaged. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinking Spg | $20,000 | A house roof and garage were damaged off of Hizer Road. Some trees were also downed. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boston | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed along U.S. 50. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belfast | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in the southeastern portions of Highland County. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Careytown | $20,000 | Deep high water was reported over Jones Road and New Vienna Road due to heavy rainfall. Vehicles were reportedly flooded out in attempts to cross the flooded roadways. |
| December 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $20,000 | Trees were blown down county wide due to thunderstorm winds. Some of the debris caused roads to be closed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $20,000 | Numerous trees downed and a barn destroyed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Half | $18,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees and destroyed a small screen house. Just north of Hillsboro, a van was crushed due to downed trees. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Market | $17,000 | A home along Miller Lane had siding removed along with some roof damage. Also, several large trees were snapped. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinking Spg | $15,000 | A barn was knocked down. Some trees were also downed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $15,000 | Windows were blown out of the senior center in Hillsboro. Also large branches were knocked down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A barn was also damaged due to the winds. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samantha | $15,000 | A carport was blown fifty feet, a shed was destroyed, and a fence was damaged due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mowrystown | $15,000 | The roof of a barn collapsed on Certier Road. Trees were also knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Belfast | $15,000 | A bridge was washed out on State Route 247. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Leesburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leesburg | $12,000 | Several trees and wires were downed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carmel | $10,000 | A mobile trailer was overturned and a roof panel was lifted off of a small barn. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynchburg | $10,000 | A roof was damaged. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a vehicle. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported knocked down throughout the city. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danville | $10,000 | A trailer was rolled onto its roof in East Danville. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | Approximately ten large trees were knocked down at the Hillsboro Cemetery. |
Mines and quarries
11 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 11 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 8 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
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| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 5 |
| Limestone, General | 4 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 2 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
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| Ruggles Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ruggles Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Haven Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highland Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Main Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Vienna Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Haven Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Stone Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Main Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| New Vienna Mill & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Own Crews Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Collected here, 1876 to 1975
8 of 1,769 shownMuseum specimens collected in and around this county - inside the rectangle that bounds it - and catalogued with a date and a place: 1,769 of them, by kingdom 1,112 animalia, 529 fungi, 102 plantae, 22 protozoa, 4 unrecorded. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by Ohio State University - Fish Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), Ohio State University - Mammal Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), CINC, Ohio State University - Amphibian Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), NY, TENN-F among others, and each settlement page carries the specimens collected near it.
The oldest of them. A specimen proves something was collected on that day; its absence proves nothing.
| Photograph | Year | Species | Kingdom | Where | Collector | Catalogue |
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 | 1876 | Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link | Fungi | Fort Hill State Memorial | W. B. Cooke | NY 2777645 |
 | 1880 | Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817) | Animalia | Lees Creek, Leesburg, North America | not recorded | INHS 38170 |
 | 1881 | Elimia semicarinata (Say, 1829) | Animalia | Lees Creek, Leesburg, North America | S.M. Taggert | INHS 73288 |
 | 1894 | Entyloma compositarum Farl. | Fungi | Highland Falls. | F. L. Stevens | ILL ILL00058251 |
 | 1895 | Aecidium asterum Schwein. | Fungi | not stated | F.L. Stevens | ILL ILL00054266 |
 | 1895 | Puccinia podophylli Schwein. | Fungi | Highland County | F. L. Stevens | ILL ILL00065208 |
 | 1910 | Andropogon gerardi Vitman | Plantae | Paint Creek | Hopkins, L.S. | CM CM233131 |
 | 1910 | Asplenium rhizophyllum L. | Plantae | "Caves" Paint Creek | Hopkins, L.S. | CM CM208572 |
Every populated place in the county
65Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 4 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.
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Greenfield
Madison township · 45123 · On Holliday Run · Greenfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1917 to 1986
Fire insurance: 6 atlases
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Hillsboro
Liberty township · 45133 · Near Lilley Hill · Hillsboro quadrangle
14 sheets, 1917 to 1986
Fire insurance: 7 atlases
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Leesburg
Fairfield township · 45135 · On Middle Fork Lees Creek · Leesburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
Fire insurance: 5 atlases
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Lynchburg
Dodson township · 45142 · On Turtle Creek · Lynchburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
Fire insurance: 5 atlases
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Allensburg
Dodson township · 45133 · On South Fork Dodson Creek · Lynchburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Barretts Mills
Paint township · 45612 · On Factory Branch · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Beaver Mill
Paint township · 45133 · Near Spargur Hill · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Bridges
Fairfield township · 45135 · On Bridgewater Creek · Leesburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Carmel
Brushcreek township · 45133 · Near Spargur Hill · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Coon Crossing
Brushcreek township · 45133 · Near Long Lick Hill · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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East Monroe
Fairfield township · 45135 · On Lees Creek · Greenfield quadrangle
13 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Elmville
Brushcreek township · 45660 · On Setty Branch · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Fairview
Union township · 45142 · On South Fork Dodson Creek · New Market quadrangle
13 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Fallsville
Penn township · 45159 · Near Cemetery Hill · New Vienna quadrangle
11 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Gall
Brushcreek township · 45660 · On Cox Branch · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Highland
Fairfield township · 45132 · On South Fork Lees Creek · Leesburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Highland Holiday
Paint township · 45133 · On Blinco Branch · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Highland Station
Fairfield township · 45135 · On South Fork Lees Creek · Leesburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Honolulu
Salem township · 45142 · Lynchburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Lincolnville
Brushcreek township · 45133 · Near Wickerham Hill · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Luttleton
Salem township · 45133 · Lynchburg quadrangle
12 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Lynwood Terrace
Liberty township · 45133 · Near Pea Ridge · Hillsboro quadrangle
14 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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McCoppin Mill
Marshall township · 45133 · On Franklin Branch · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Mowrystown
Whiteoak township · 45155 · On Plum Run · Sugar Tree Ridge quadrangle
14 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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Needfull
Clay township · 45171 · On Little North Fork White Oak Creek · Sardinia quadrangle
13 sheets, 1917 to 1986
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North Uniontown
Jackson township · 45133 · On Elm Run · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Rocky Fork Point
Paint township · 45133 · On Churn Creek · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Sharpsville
Union township · 45142 · New Vienna quadrangle
11 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Sicily
Clay township · 45154 · On Brush Run · Sardinia quadrangle
13 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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Sinking Spring
Brushcreek township · 45172 · On Strait Creek · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Sorg
New Market township · 45133 · On Sugar Run · Sugar Tree Ridge quadrangle
14 sheets, 1917 to 1986
No longer a settlement
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South Beach
Marshall township · 45133 · On Smith Branch · Rainsboro quadrangle
17 sheets, 1915 to 1986
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Turkey
Brushcreek township · 45133 · On Cox Branch · Sinking Spring quadrangle
16 sheets, 1915 to 1986
The vanished settlements of Highland County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Recorded here
Hillsboro, Ohio
14 topographic sheets and 7 fire insurance atlases, 1887 to 1949
Greenfield, Ohio
13 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1936
Leesburg, Ohio
12 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1899 to 1948
Lynchburg, Ohio
12 topographic sheets and 5 fire insurance atlases, 1895 to 1925
Everything this county holds
The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.
Surveyed structures
2 structuresNomination case files
14 case files- Barretts Mills
- Barretts Mills (Boundary Increase)
- Eubanks-Tytus House
- Highland County Courthouse
- Highland Egg and Poultry Company Building
- Hirons-Brown House
- Morrow-Overman-Fairley House
- Mother Thompson House
- New Market Township Community House
- Saint Mary's Episcopal Church and Parish House
- Samuel Smith House And Tannery
- Travellers' Rest Inn
- Trop Farm
- William Scott House
The vanished settlements of Highland County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.