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Jefferson County, Ohio

116 topographic sheets and 26 fire insurance atlases across 6 places.

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From the record

“THOMAS died at her home on West Market Street Monday morning of cholera morbus, aged sixty-four years. She was in her usual health up to Friday evening when she took suddenly ill. She was a native of Steubenville and a . . . member of Hamline Church.”

Killed By The Cars - Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio (1891). Machine-read text.

17 National Register listings, of which 1 are National Historic Landmarks · 55 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1885 to 1950 · the 1891 county history tells 4 stories and names 9 people · people the book names include Burn, George Goulburn (Steubenville Township, 1891) (machine-read).

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Ohio within the United States
Jefferson County within Ohio
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What the record shows

  • 6 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Steubenville, Toronto, Mingo Junction, Brilliant, Dillonvale, Adena, between 1885 and 1961.
  • 26 fire insurance atlas(es) survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 2,795 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 17 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places, including 5 houses and farms.
  • 5 of the 17 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 129 populated places in this county; 0 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 2 public-domain county histories, 1864 and 1891, supply 153,453 words of narrative reproduced here in full.

What happened here

4 accounts

A captivity, a drowning, a famine, a man scalped clearing his lot in 1789. These are passages from Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, written while people who remembered the events were still alive, and each one opens the section it comes from.

1891, Steubenville Township

Friday, January 9, 1891

AWFUL ACCIDENT---One of the most horrible accidents on the Panhandle R.R. for some years occurred near Coshocton Tuesday evening. . . in which WHEELER BURGESS was fatally injured, JOHN CURN and ROBERT DAVIS of THOS. FRITH's crew of stone bridge builders from this city were killed. . . (men were riding on a hand car, overtaken by train, these three had no time to jump from car).

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1891, Steubenville Township

A Bad Wreck

: . A bad accident west of Dennison. . . occurred Thursday noon and was a collision between the limited mail No. 7, west, which leaves here at 10 a.m., and passenger No. 10, east, due here at 2 p.m. DANIEL LONGNECKER of Columbus, baggage master at No. 10, was instantly killed. . . The dead and injured were taken to Dennison , where madical aid was furnished.

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1891, Steubenville Township

The Mysterious Death Of Homer House

=O 5 MRS. HOMER HOUSE has identified the body found in the river at Brown's as that of her husband. HOUSE, who lived at Irondale, was seen to take a skiff with a companion at Yellow Creek bound for East Liverpool. His body was found. . . Friday, and at first murder was suspected, but no marks could be found on his body that indicated violence, THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF HOMER HOUSE The Toronto Tribune gives the following: Homer House.

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1891, Steubenville Township

Killed By The Cars

The wife of GEORGE S. THOMAS died at her home on West Market Street Monday morning of cholera morbus, aged sixty-four years. She was in her usual health up to Friday evening when she took suddenly ill. She was a native of Steubenville and a . . . member of Hamline Church. She had no children. She leaves a husband and two brothers, JOHN FUGETT of Missouri and WILLIAM FUGETT of Jackson County, W.

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Photographs

1 photograph,

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.

Cole House, Township Road 139 in Smithfield Township, Smithfield, Jefferson County, OH
Cole House, Township Road 139 in Smithfield Township, Smithfield, Jefferson County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

17

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bantam Ridge Schoolbuilding198181000442
Bernhard, Ann E. Lewis, Housebuilding200505000342
Carnegie Library of Steubenvillebuilding199292001160
Central High Schoolbuilding198787000471
Central Public Schoolbuilding198787000472
Federal Land Officebuilding197373001482
First Methodist Episcopal--Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Churchbuilding200606000093
Friends Meetinghousebuilding197070000504
Hamilton-Ickes Housebuilding198080003106
Independent School District No. 2 Buildingbuilding198686001569
Lundy, Benjamin, Housebuilding197474001537
Market Street Section, Retaining Wall and Water Troughstructure199292001353
Ohio Valley Clay Companybuilding197979001868
Steubenville Pottery Company Buildingsbuilding199592001034
Steubenville YMCA Buildingbuilding198282003601
Stringer Stone Housebuilding197474001538
Toronto World War I Momumentobject200404001116

Covered bridges

0

Jefferson County holds 0 covered bridges on the National Register, more than any other property type here. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Digitised newspapers

4 issues

Sampled issues, machine-read from the Library of Congress scan and published page by page, so every headline and column is searchable text.

True American

Steubenville [Ohio], 1855 to 1861. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

6

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1901 - Jefferson, Ohio 1901
Bird's-eye view (1901) - Jefferson, Ohio 1901. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1899 - Mingo Junction, Ohio 1899
Bird's-eye view (1899) - Mingo Junction, Ohio 1899. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1899 - Toronto, Ohio 1899
Bird's-eye view (1899) - Toronto, Ohio 1899. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1848 - A map of Fairfield County, Ohio
Land ownership map (1848) - A map of Fairfield County, Ohio. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1889 - New map of Fairfield County, Ohio
Land ownership map (1889) - New map of Fairfield County, Ohio. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1856 - Map of Jefferson County, Ohio : from actual surveys
Land ownership map (1856) - Map of Jefferson County, Ohio : from actual surveys. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 of 16 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 16 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Riviera, cock-tail lounge and restaurant, Boston Public Library - undated
Riviera, cock-tail lounge and restaurant. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Four Seasons - Sheraton Hotel, Civic Square South, Toronto, Ontario Canada, Boston Public Library - undated
Four Seasons - Sheraton Hotel, Civic Square South, Toronto, Ontario Canada. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Four Seasons - Sheraton Hotel, Civic Square South, Toronto, Ontario Canada, Boston Public Library - undated
Four Seasons - Sheraton Hotel, Civic Square South, Toronto, Ontario Canada. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 of 660 shown

Flown 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. 660 frames touch this county; the selection below spreads across the decades of flights (at most four per year), 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.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-01, scale 1:76942
1948-09-01, scale 1:76942. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-01, scale 1:76770
1948-09-01, scale 1:76770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-01, scale 1:76770
1948-09-01, scale 1:76770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-09-01, scale 1:76770
1948-09-01, scale 1:76770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-06-18, scale 1:23600
1952-06-18, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-09, scale 1:29000
1954-04-09, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-09, scale 1:29000
1954-04-09, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-09, scale 1:29000
1954-04-09, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-09, scale 1:29000
1954-04-09, scale 1:29000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-09-01, scale 1:31000
1957-09-01, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-09-01, scale 1:31000
1957-09-01, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-09-01, scale 1:31000
1957-09-01, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-09-01, scale 1:31000
1957-09-01, scale 1:31000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:27000
1958-04-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:27000
1958-04-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:27000
1958-04-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-04-16, scale 1:27000
1958-04-16, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-11-13, scale 1:24000
1966-11-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-11-13, scale 1:24000
1966-11-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-11-13, scale 1:24000
1966-11-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-11-13, scale 1:24000
1966-11-13, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-09, scale 1:24000
1971-05-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-09, scale 1:24000
1971-05-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-09, scale 1:24000
1971-05-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-09, scale 1:24000
1971-05-09, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-11, scale 1:24000
1972-05-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-11, scale 1:24000
1972-05-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-11, scale 1:24000
1972-05-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-11, scale 1:24000
1972-05-11, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-01, scale 1:24000
1973-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-01, scale 1:24000
1973-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-01, scale 1:24000
1973-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-01, scale 1:24000
1973-02-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-01, scale 1:80000
1976-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-01, scale 1:80000
1976-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-01, scale 1:80000
1976-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-04-01, scale 1:80000
1976-04-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-29, scale 1:65500
1978-10-29, scale 1:65500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-29, scale 1:65500
1978-10-29, scale 1:65500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1978-10-29, scale 1:65500
1978-10-29, scale 1:65500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

City directories

3 volumes

The "who lived here, by year" answer: pre-1929 public-domain directory volumes naming the county's people, machine-read and searchable as text.

Weather records

16 stations, 9 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that watched its rivers, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

141 districts

Who 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.

  • 41-1Brush Creek township, New Alexandria village, comprising part of Cross Creek and Wells townships:
  • 41-2New Alexandria village - That part in Cross Creek township
  • 41-3New Alexandria village - That part in Wells township
  • 41-4Steubenville city, comprising part of Cross Creek, Island Creek and Steubenville townships: Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Cross Creek township Bounded by Sunset Blvd.; Township line; City limits; City limits
  • 41-5Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Cross Creek township Bounded by Argonne Ave., City limits, Township line; Township line; Sunset Blvd.
  • 41-6Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Island Creek township Bounded by City limits; Township line; City limits
  • 41-7Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Island Creek township Bounded by City limits; City limits; Argonne Ave., City limits; City limits
  • 41-8Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by South, Ward line; City limits; City limits; Poplar Ave., Wells, Bates, 3rd, Slack, High
  • 41-9Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by South; High, Slack, 3rd; Bates; Wells, Slack, 4th
  • 41-10Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by South; 4th; Slack; Hill Ave.
  • 41-11Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ward line, South; Hill Ave.; Hill Ave., Spring Ave., Cardinal; Ward line
  • 41-12Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Cardinal, Spring Ave., Hill Ave., Slack; Linden Ave.; Locust; Ward line
  • 41-13Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Slack; 6th, 5th; 4th, Railroad, Garrett; Linden Ave.
  • 41-14Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Slack; 5th; 6th; 6th
  • 41-15Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Slack; 4th; 4th; 5th
  • 41-16Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Slack; Wells; Poplar Ave.; 4th
  • 41-17Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Lincoln Ave.; Poplar Ave.; Prospect Ave.
  • 41-18Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ward line, Locust; Linden Ave., Garrett, Railroad; Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Blvd.; City limits
  • 41-19Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by City limits, Lincoln Blvd.; Lincoln Ave., Sinclair Ave.; City limits
  • 41-20Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Sinclair Ave., Lincoln Ave.; Wilson Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 41-21Steubenville city - That part of Ward 1 in Steubenville township Bounded by Lincoln Ave., Prospect Ave.; Prospect Ave., Poplar Ave.; City limits; Wilson Ave.
  • 41-22Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Market, Ward line; City limits; Adams extended, Adams; Court
  • 41-23Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Market; Court; Adams; 6th
  • 41-24Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Market; 6th; Adams; 8th
  • 41-25Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Market; 8th; Adams; Ward line
  • 41-26Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Adams; 8th; Ward line; Ward line
  • 41-27Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Adams; 6th; South; 8th
  • 41-28Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Adams; Court; South; 6th
  • 41-29Steubenville city - That part of Ward 2 in Steubenville township Bounded by Adams, Adams extended; City limits; Ward line, South; Court
  • 41-30Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville township Bounded by Dock, Ward line; City limits; Ward line, Market; Lake Erie Ave.
  • 41-31Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville township Bounded by Dock; Lake Erie Ave.; Market; Court
  • 41-32Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville Township, excluding Ft. Steuben Hotel Bounded by Dock; Court; Market; 6th
  • 41-33Ft. Steuben Hotel (In Steubenville city, Ward 3, Steubenville township)
  • 41-34Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ward line, Dock; 6th; Market; Liberty Ave., Washington, 8th, North, 7th
  • 41-35Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville township Bounded by Dock; 7th, North, 8th; Washington; 9th, North, Highland Ave.
  • 41-36Steubenville city - That part of Ward 3 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ward line, Dock; Highland Ave., North, 9th, Washington, Liberty Ave.; Market; Ward line
  • 41-37Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Township line; City limits; Ward line, Dock; 3rd, Labelle Ave.
  • 41-38Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Township line; Labelle Ave., 4th; Franklin Ave.; 7th, Buckeye, Riverview Ave.
  • 41-39Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Township line; Riverview Ave., Buckeye, 7th; Franklin Ave.; Ward line
  • 41-40Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Franklin Ave.; 10th, McCook Blvd., 7th, Logan, 7th; Dock, Ward line; Ward line, Wellesley Ave.
  • 41-41Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Franklin Ave.; 7th; McCook Blvd.; 10th
  • 41-42Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Franklin Ave.; 6th Ave., Logan, 6th; Dock, Ward line; 7th, Logan, 7th
  • 41-43Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Franklin Ave.; 4th; Madison Ave.; 6th Ave.
  • 41-44Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township, excluding Gill Memorial Hospital Bounded by Madison Ave.; 4th; Clinton; 6th Ave.
  • 41-45Gill Memorial Hospital (In Steubenville city, Ward 4, Steubenville township)
  • 41-46Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Clinton; 4th; Dock; 6th, Logan, 6th Ave.
  • 41-47Steubenville city - That part of Ward 4 in Steubenville township Bounded by Labelle Ave.; 3rd; Dock; 4th
  • 41-48Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Steubenville township Bounded by Market, Ward line; Ward line; Adams, W. Adams; Maxwell Ave., State, Maxwell Ave., Orchard, Lawson Ave.
  • 41-49Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Steubenville township Bounded by Orchard; Maxwell Ave., State, Maxwell Ave.; W. Adams; Ash, Cedar Ave., Plum, Lawson Ave.
  • 41-50Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Steubenville township Bounded by Sunset Blvd., Market Lawson Ave., Plum, Cedar Ave., Ash, W. Adams, Ross Park Blvd., Cardinal, Ward line; Ward line, City limits; Township line
  • 41-51Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Steubenville township Bounded by W. Adams, Adams; Ward line; Ward Pl., Grandview Ave., Claire Ave., Lawson Ave., Ross Park Pl.; Ross Park Blvd.
  • 41-52Steubenville city - That part of Ward 5 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ross Park Pl., Lawson Ave., Claire Ave., Grandview Ave., Ward Pl.; Ward line; Cardinal; Ross Park Blvd.
  • 41-53Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ward line; Ward line; Ward line, Market; Belleview Blvd., Euclid Ave., Pittsburgh, Ridge Ave., South Bend Blvd., Belleview Blvd., Arlington Ave., Carnegie, Wellesley
  • 41-54Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Township line; Ward line, Franklin Ave., Wellesley, Carnegie; Oregon Ave., McDowell Ave.; Woodlawn Rd., Franklin Ave., Brady Ave.
  • 41-55Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Arlington Ave.; Belleview Blvd.; Wellesley Ave.; Carnegie
  • 41-56Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Wellesley Ave.; Belleview Blvd.; Pennsylvania Ave.; Carnegie
  • 41-57Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Pennsylvania Ave.; Belleview Blvd.; South Bend Blvd., Ridge Ave.; Pittsburgh
  • 41-58Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Oregon Ave., Carnegie, Pennsylvania Ave.; Pittsburgh; Ridge Ave.; McDowell Ave.
  • 41-59Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Ridge Ave.; Pittsburgh, Euclid Ave., Belleview Blvd.; Belleview Blvd., Market; McDowell Ave.
  • 41-60Windsor township: Windsor township - That part north of State Hwy. 217
  • 41-61Steubenville city - That part of Ward 6 in Steubenville township Bounded by Township line; Brady Ave.; Market, Sunset Blvd.; Township line
  • 41-62Wintersville village, comprising part of Cross Creek and Island Creek townships: Wintersville village - That part in Cross Creek township
  • 41-63Wintersville village - That part in Island Creek township
  • 41-64Cross Creek township, outside Steubenville city and New Alexandria and Wintersville villages: Cross Creek township - That part north of State Hwy. 26 and east of County Hwy. 33, outside Steubenville city and Wintersville village
  • 41-65Cross Creek township - That part west of County Hwy. 33 and north and east of Pennsylvania Railroad, outside Wintersville village
  • 41-66Cross Creek township - That part south and west of Pennsylvania Railroad, outside New Alexandria village
  • 41-67Cross Creek township - That part south and east of State Hwy. 26 and north of Pennsylvania Railroad (Remainder of Cross Creek township is in Steubensville city and New Alexandria and Wintersville villages)
  • 41-68Toronto city, comprising part of Island Creek and Knox townships: Toronto city - That part of Ward 1 in Island Creek township Bounded by Trenton; City limits; City limits; City limits, Valley View, Madison
  • 41-69Toronto city - That part of Ward 1 in Island Creek township Bounded by Trenton; Madison; Valley View; City limits
  • 41-70Toronto city - That part of Ward 2 in Island Creek township Bounded by Township line; City limits; Loretto Ave.; Findley
  • 41-71Toronto city - That part of Ward 2 in Island Creek township Bounded by Township line; Findley; Loretto Ave.; City limits
  • 41-72Toronto city - That part of Ward 2 in Island Creek township Bounded by Loretto Ave.; City limits; Trenton; City limits
  • 41-73Toronto city - That part of Ward 3 in Knox township Bounded by Cleveland; City limits; Township line; 3rd
  • 41-74Toronto city - That part of Ward 3 in Knox township Bounded by Ward line, Cleveland; 3rd; Township line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
  • 41-75Toronto city - That part of Ward 3 in Knox township Bounded by Ward line; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Clark, 7th, Niagara, River View, Township line; City limits
  • 41-76Toronto city - That part of Ward 3 in Knox township Bounded by Niagara, 7th, Clark; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Township line; River View
  • 41-77Toronto city - That part of Ward 4 in Knox township Bounded by City limits; City limits; Cleveland; 4th
  • 41-78Toronto city - That part of Ward 4 in Knox township Bounded by City limits; 4th; Cleveland, Ward line; City limits
  • 41-79Island Creek township, outside Steubenville and Toronto cities and Wintersville village: Island Creek township - That part east of State Hwy. 213 and north of Hale Run Creek, outside Toronto city
  • 41-80Island Creek township - That part west of State Hwy. 213 and north of County Hwy. 45
  • 41-81Island Creek township - That part west of State Hwy. 213 and south of County Hwy. 45, outside Steubenville city and Wintersville village
  • 41-82Island Creek township - That part east of State Hwy. 213 and south of Hale Run Creek, outside Steubenville city (Remainder of Island Creek township is in Steubenville and Toronto cities and Wintersville village)
  • 41-83Stratton village, comprising part of Knox and Saline townships: Stratton village - That part in Knox township
  • 41-84Stratton village - That part in Saline township
  • 41-85Knox township, outside Toronto city and Stratton village: Empire village
  • 41-86Knox township - That part east of State Hwy. 213, outside Toronto city and Empire and Stratton villages
  • 41-87Knox township - That part west of State Hwy. 213 (Remainder of Knox township is in Toronto city and Stratton village)
  • 41-88Dillonvale village, comprising part of Mt. Pleasant and Smithfield townships: Dillonvale village - That part in Mt. Pleasant township southeast of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
  • 41-89Dillonvale village - That part in Mt. Pleasant township northwest of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
  • 41-90Dillonvale village - That part in Smithfield township
  • 41-91Mount Pleasant township, outside Dillonvale village: Mount Pleasant village
  • 41-92Mount Pleasant township - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 250 and State Hwy. 150, outside Dillonvale and Mount Pleasant villages
  • 41-93N/A
  • 41-94Ross township
  • 41-95Salem township: Richmond village
  • 41-96Salem township - That part outside Richmond village
  • 41-97Saline township, outside Stratton village: Irondale village
  • 41-98Saline township - That part west and north of State Hwy. 213, outside Irondale village
  • 41-99Saline township - That part east and south of State Hwy. 213, outside Irondale and Stratton villages (Remainder of Saline township is in Stratton village)
  • 41-100Smithfield township, outside Dillonvale village: Adena village: Adena village - That part northeast of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, east of Harrisville & Adena Pike and Bridge
  • 41-101Adena village - That part southwest of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway, west of Harrisville & Adena Pike and Bridge
  • 41-102Smithfield village: Smithfield village - That part east of 4th and Red Ridge Rd.
  • 41-103Smithfield village - That part west of 4th and Red Ridge Rd.
  • 41-104Piney Fork - Newell, unincorporated Bounded by Unnamed road, Newell - Smithfield Rd.; Unnamed road; Unnamed road, Briar Ridge Rd.; Unnamed road, Piney Fork, Thompsons Creek
  • 41-105Smithfield township - That part east of State Hwy. 152, outside Dillonvale and Smithfield villages
  • 41-106Smithfield township - That part west of State Hwy. 152 and east of the New York Central Railroad, outside Smithfield village and Piney Fork - Newell unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Piney Fork - Newell)
  • 41-107Smithfield township - That part west of the New York Central Railroad and east of Perrin Run Creek, outside Dillonvale village and Piney Fork - Newell, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Piney Fork - Newell)
  • 41-108Smithfield township - That part west of Perrin Run Creek, outside Adena village (Remainder of Smithfield township is in Dillonvale village)
  • 41-109Springfield township: Amsterdam village: Amsterdam village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, Liberty, Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad, Springfield; Village limits
  • 41-110Amsterdam village - That part Bounded by Springfield, Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad, Liberty; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 41-111Bergholz village: Bergholz village - That part east of State Hwy. 164 and Monroe, and south of 1st
  • 41-112Bergholz village - That part west of State Hwy. 164 and Monroe, and north of 1st
  • 41-113Springfield township - That part east of State Hwy. 164 and County Hwy. 75, outside Bergholz village
  • 41-114Springfield township - That part west of State Hwy. 164 and County Hwy. 75, outside Amsterdam and Bergholz villages
  • 41-115Steubenville township, outside Steubenville city: Mingo Junction city: Mingo Junction city - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
  • 41-116Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward Bounded by Ravine; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; City limits, Murdock Ave.
  • 41-117Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Ravine; Murdock Ave.; Murdock Ave.; City limits, Corporation
  • 41-118Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by McLister Ave., Ward line, Pleasant Way, Potter, Ward line; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Ward line, Ravine, Murdock Ave., Ravine; Corporation
  • 41-119Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Corporation; City limits; City limits
  • 41-120Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; Ward line, Commercial Ave., Lock Hart; Pleasant Way, Logan Ave.
  • 41-121Mingo Junction city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; Logan Ave., Pleasant Way, Lock Hart, Commercial Ave.; Ward line, Potter, Pleasant Way, Ward line, McLister Ave.; City limits
  • 41-122Deandale - Georges Run, unincorporated Bounded by Pittsburgh West Virginia Railroad, Mingo Junction city limits; State line (West Bank Ohio River); Due east line from the intersection of State Hwy. 7 and abandoned spur of Pennsylvania Railroad, to the State line, south along the abandoned spur to a point 1/4 mile south of State Hwy. 151, offset line 1/4 mile south of State Hwy. 151; High tension power line
  • 41-123Steubenville township - That part north of Pennsylvania Railroad, outside Mingo Junction and Steubenville cities
  • 41-124Steubenville township - That part south of Pennsylvania Railroad, outside Mingo Junction city and Deandale - Georges Run, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Deandale - Georges Run) (Remainder of Steubenville township is in Steubenville city)
  • 41-125Warren township: Rayland village
  • 41-126Tiltonsville village: Tiltonsville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, 3rd; Cincinnati and Portsmouth Railroad
  • 41-127Tiltonsville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Cincinnati and Portsmouth Railroad; Village limits; Village limits
  • 41-128Tiltonsville village - That part Bounded by 3rd; Village limits; Village limits; Cincinnati and Portsmouth Railroad
  • 41-129Yorkville village - That part in Jefferson County comprising part of Warren township: Yorkville village - That part east of Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad
  • 41-130Yorkville village - That part west of Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad (Remainder of Yorkville village is in Peace township, Belmont County)
  • 41-131Warren township - That part northeast of County Hwy. 15, outside Rayland village
  • 41-132Warren township - That part west of County Hwy. 15 and north of State Hwy. 150
  • 41-133Warren township - That part south of State Hwy. 150 and west of County Hwys. 1 and 2, outside Rayland village
  • 41-134Warren township - That part east of County Hwys. 1 and 2, outside Rayland, Tiltonsville and Yorkville villages
  • 41-135Wayne township: Bloomfield village
  • 41-136Wayne township - That part north of U.S. Hwy. 22, outside Bloomfield village
  • 41-137Wayne township - That part south of U.S. Hwy. 22, outside Bloomfield village
  • 41-138Wells township, outside New Alexandria village: Brilliant village: Brilliant village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; Property line of W.C. Hudson, State Hwy. 7, Ohio, Ohio extended
  • 41-139Brilliant village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Ohio extended, Ohio, State Hwy. 7, Property line of W.C. Hudson; Village limits, Village limits
  • 41-140Wells township - That part north of State Hwy. 151, east of County Hwy. 18 and northeast of Salt Run Creek, outside Brilliant and New Alexandria villages
  • 41-141Wells township - That part south of State Hwy. 151, west of County Hwy. 18 and southwest of Salt Run Creek (Remainder of Wells township is in New Alexandria village)

Businesses named in the atlases

55 businesses

Every 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. 9 of these 55 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.

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

136 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 136 of them, burning about 321 acres. 0 started naturally and 13 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Arson/incendiarism13
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking4
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 November 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 April 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 March 2014Equipment and vehicle use20 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 April 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 March 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources12909
1 April 2014Recreation and ceremony10 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 February 2016Arson/incendiarism10 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources3674

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 353 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 353 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 3 injuries and about $10,391,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind225
Hail77
Flash Flood34
Tornado8
Flood5
Heavy Rain3
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBradley1 killed, 1 hurt, $15,000The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported a large tree branch fell onto a car travelling north on Jefferson 17, four tenths of a mile south of Jefferson 15 in Smithfield Township. The large branch fell from very high in the tree, striking the vehicle longways and creating a deep V shape down the vehicles roof. The driver, a 62 year old male, was killed almost instantly. His 61 year old wife was injured.
April 1954Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSteubenville1 hurt, $10,000Broadcast media reported trees down on Highland Avenue and one tree landed on a house prompting a hospital visit for a mother and her two children.
June 1998Flash FloodCountywide$5,000,000Several waves of thunderstorms continued to pass over Jefferson County, with major flooding reported across the region. Numerous homes across the county were damaged, with 50-60 homes in the Glen Robbins area receiving severe damage as the Little Short Creek flooded. It was estimated that around 40 vehicles were destroyed from the flash flood waters.
August 2014Flash FloodWarrenton$1,000,000A newspaper reported widespread damage from flash flooding, with numerous roads and bridges damaged. County roads 18, 17, 7, 8, 15A, 1 and 74 will need repairs, with a bridge on route 115 destroyed.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindReeds Mills$500,000Emergency management reported large trees down from near the intersection of Highways 43 and 22 to the Jefferson County Airport and east across the city of Steubenville. 3 hangars at the airport were significantly damaged with loss of roofs and structural damage. Trees and power lines were down across much the the Steubenville area.
July 2021Tornado (EF1)Reeds Mills$250,000An EF-1 tornado, observed by photograph and confirmed via damage |survey, began near Highway 22 immediately to the northwest of |Wintersville, Ohio. Tree and minor roof damage were first observed|along Caravel Place and Harmony Drive.||The tornado continued southeast through the west side of |Wintersville, producing damage to numerous properties along Bantam|Ridge Road, while becoming stronger and wider. Moderate damage |was sustained to a single-family residence at the corner of Murphy|Rd. A complete loss of an attached garage, partial loss of the |roof, and extensive damage to fencing and trees were also |observed. In addition, a 2x4 was found pierced through a church |exterior wall two properties south, and signage from the church |was found upstream on the residential property. ||Approximately one half mile to the southeast, a second single- |family residence was found to have suffered partial roof loss from|uplifting, in addition to having numerous soft and hard-wood |trees snapped or uprooted. Metal roofing from the aformentioned |property was found deposited on this property as well. An exterior|shed was also overturned. The maximum damage rating for this |tornado was assigned at this location, with a wind speed of 95 MPH estimated.||Scattered damage to trees, either uprooted or with large branches|snapped, continued approximately one mile to the southeast, along|with minor roof shingle damage. The tornado appears to have |dissipated prior to intersecting Fernwood Rd., and is consistent |with radar signatures.
July 2021Tornado (EF1)Bergholz$250,000A ground and aerial drone survey confirmed that a second tornado |formed approximately on the Carroll and Jefferson County line, a |little over two miles north-northwest of Bergholz, Ohio. It is |possible that this second tornado formed inside Carroll County, |but could not be confirmed due to limited access. ||Damage from this tornado was exclusively to trees, although a |residence at the intersection of TR263 and Valleyview Dr suffered |minor exterior damage caused from falling limbs and powerlines. |Drone footage from a densely wooded area northwest of Bergholz |indicated scattered to occasionally numerous downed trees which |were uprooted, snapped and splintered along a focused and |convergent path. Tree damage became more sporadic as the tornado |finally dissipated across the extreme southwest portion of |Bergholz along Washington St.||Given the coverage and damage that occurred to both hard and |softwood trees along the damage path, a higher end EF-1 rating is |assigned to this tornado, with a maximum wind speed of 105 MPH.
May 1996Flash FloodAdena$250,000no account filed
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Emerson$150,000The National Weather Service conducted a survey off Township Road|102 just southwest of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. The damage was confined|to hardwood and softwood trees. They were either snapped at the |trunk, missing large branches, or uprooted. There was a 100 year |old oak tree that was uprooted. The only structure damage was to a|house, which loss less than 20% of its shingles. |Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 mph.|Estimated damage cost was provided by the local emergency manager.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSteubenville$150,000A trained spotter reported trees and power lines down in and around Steubenville.
August 2003Flash FloodDillonvale$150,000Route 152 flooded near Smithfield. County roads 4, 7, 8, 11,17, 18, and 21 flooded in Dillonvale and Wells Twp and elsewhere. At least 20 homes suffered flood damage. 15 families were evacuated. Asphalt on some county roads was ripped up.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindPekin$100,000Jefferson County received numerous reports of tree and power line damage across the area.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindEmpire$100,000Widespread wind damage was reported in the northern part of Jefferson County.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSteubenville$100,000Reports from newspapers showed numerous trees and power lines down across the city of Steubenvile.
March 2010Flash FloodHammondsville$100,000A trained spotter reported many roads closed due to flash flooding along Yellow Creek near Hammondsville.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindToronto$75,000Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindUnionport$75,000Postal workers reported trees down in Bloomingdale and Unionport.
March 2010Flash FloodCostonia$75,000Little Island Creek out of banks near Costonia with local roads flooded. Motorist stranded in car.
June 2010Tornado (EF1)Pravo$75,000An EF1 tornado was confirmed by a NWS storm survey with maximum winds of 90 MPH. A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that touched down 10.5 miles east of Carrollton in eastern Carroll county and entered Jefferson county just north of the intersection of of Township Highway 317 and SR 164 around 1701EST. The tornado continued into northwest Jefferson county before dissipating around 1705EST 4 miles northeast of Bergholz with a total path length of approximately 4 miles. The maximum width was about 300 yds. The tornado was EF1 in both counties with trees toppled or snapped. Structural damage included a porch roof, shingles off roofs, broken windows and siding torn off homes. A chimney was knocked down and numerous outbuildings suffered roof or wall damage. A large tree also fell on a mobile home.
July 2022Flash FloodWintersville$50,000Two to three inches of rainfall over just over an hour caused flash flooding across much of Steubenville. Several houses were reported to be inundated with water as well as several road closures due to high water.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBrentwood Estates$50,000The public reported numerous trees down or snapped around Brentwood.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindMt Pleasant$50,000Law enforcement reported trees down along County RD 210 near MT Pleasant.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMingo Jct$50,000Emergency management reported trees down Mingo Junction.
March 2008FloodIrondale$50,000Law enforcement reported evacuation of residents in Irondale and Hammondsville due to flooding.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEmerson$50,000Law enforcement reported trees and large limbs down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000EOC reported numerous trees down from thunderstorm winds across the county. Trees fell onto two vehicles, but there were no injuries.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSalt Run$35,000Law enforcement reported large branches and power lines down west of Brilliant.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMt Pleasant$30,000Numerous trees and power lines down. 7,000 customers lost power.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindWintersville$30,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Unconfirmed report of power company tower down. [CORRECTED TIME]
April 1999Thunderstorm WindCountywide$30,000Thunderstorm winds produced damage at several locations across southern portions of the county. In Ralyand, thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. Numerous trees were blown down in Mount Pleasant and Dillonvale. A roof was also blown off of a house in Dillonvale.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindBergholz$25,000Widespread tree and line damage across the county, including in Richmond, Steubenville, and Bloomingdale.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRichmond$25,000Power lines were reported down around Richmond, causing power outages.
August 2014Flash FloodSmithfield Arpt$25,000Emergency management reported flash flooding of Routes 7 and 151 with high water flowing across the roads.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindPekin$25,000The 911 Call Center reported trees down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindTiltonsville$25,000A trained spotter reported a large tree down as well as power lines.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBloomingdale$25,000The 911 call center reported trees down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindIrondale$25,000Amateur radio reported large trees down near Irondale.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBrentwood Estates$25,000A trained spotter reported large trees down along SR 22 near Wintersville.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindTiltonsville$25,000A trained spotter reported numerous trees down in Tiltonsville.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWintersville$25,000A trained spotter reported numerous trees down in Wintersville.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindToronto$25,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. One mobile home knocked off its foundation; 5 others damaged by falling trees and wind.
July 2003Flash FloodDillonvale$25,000Short Creek caused flooding of Routes 7 and 8.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindRichmond$25,000A mobile home was flipped over by strong thunderstorm winds. Large trees were also blown over.
June 1980Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCostonia$20,000Trees were reported down by media in Costonia.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindToronto$20,000Trees and power lines blown down throughout the county, causing 560 customers to lose electricity.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. [CORRECTED TIME]
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBrilliant$20,000Trees down in Yorkville, Tiltonsville, Brilliant, Toronto, and Irondale. Trees and live power lines were blown down onto county roads 10, 15, 16, and 41.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSteubenville$20,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a business in Steubenville.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across Jefferson County.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSmithfield$20,000Thunderstorm winds ripped a roof off of a house.
January 1996Flash FloodSteubenville$20,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSteubenville Pier Ar$15,000An NWS storm survey found several trees uprooted along St Andrews Drive.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSteubenville$15,000Law enforcement in Jefferson county reports of trees and power lines down countywide.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindBrentwood Estates$15,000The Herald-Star Newspaper reports that a tractor-trailer overturned on route 43 near the Jefferson County Garage complex.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindDillonvale$15,000Several trees and power lines blown down. 400 customers lost electricity.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKnoxville$15,000Trees and power lines down along Rtes 152 and 213 in Knoxville; and Rte 164 in Bergholz.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindAdena$15,000Parts of two roofs blown off on East Main St.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWintersville$15,000Thunderstorm winds blew numerous large trees down across the Winterville and surrounding areas.

Mines and quarries

11 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 11 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Clay7
Iron2
Iron, Chromium1
Zirconium1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Steubenville SmelterIron, ChromiumPlant
Ohio Ferro-Alloys/ Brilliant, OhioZirconiumProducer
Wheeling-Pgh/ Mingo Junction, OhioIronProducer
Wheeling-Pittsburgh/ SteubenvilleIronProducer
Dando MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Dando MineClayPast Producer
Irondale MineClayProducer
Irondale Works MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Kaul Clay Company PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Standard Clay PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Standard Clay PitClayPast Producer

Collected here, 1836 to 1974

8 of 1,005 shown

Museum specimens collected inside this county and catalogued with a date and a place: 1,005 of them, by kingdom 647 animalia, 287 plantae, 70 fungi, 1 chromista. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by CM, Ohio State University - Fish Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), Ohio State University - Mammal Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), INHS, Ohio State University - Amphibian Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), USDA-ARS 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 YearSpecies KingdomWhere CollectorCatalogue
Specimen of Vitis aestivalis Michx.1836Vitis aestivalis Michx.Plantaenot statedJewettMNHN P02343520
A photograph of the species Circus cyaneus, not of this specimen1876Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766)AnimaliaYork TownshipCollector(s): C. G. NewberryCHAS CHAS:Bird:1807
A photograph of the species Mniotilta varia, not of this specimen1876Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766)AnimaliaYork TownshipCollector(s): C. G. NewberryCHAS CHAS:Bird:1074
A photograph of the species Betula lenta, not of this specimen1877Betula lenta L.PlantaeBuffalo Creek near WheelingWertz, H.W.CM CM430644
A photograph of the species Carex hirsutella, not of this specimen1877Carex hirsutella Mack.PlantaeSteubenvilleMertz, H.N.CM CM243855
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium acuminatum, not of this specimen1877Dichanthelium acuminatum subsp. fasciculatum (Torr.) Freckmann & LelongPlantaeSteubenvilleMertz, H.N.CM CM238848
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium latifolium, not of this specimen1877Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) HarvillPlantaeSteubenvilleMertz, H.N.CM CM238904
A photograph of the species Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon, not of this specimen1877Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Elliott) GouldPlantaeSteubenvilleMertz, H.N.CM CM239098

The townships, in 1891

153,453 words

Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 2 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.

Shape and position in the county TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Steubenville TownshipAltamont, Becker Highlands, Beverly Hills, Brady Estates, Buena Vista Heights, Deandale, East View, Fishersville, Georges Run, Glendwell, Hillsboro, Hollywood Addition, Jacksonville, Jefferson Heights, Jeffersonville, La Belle View, Lincoln Heights, Mingo Junction, Pleasant Heights, Spahns Addition, Steubenville58,298 words104
Wells TownshipBrilliant, Rush Run, Salt Run, Stringer, Weems95,155 words97

The people it describes

9 named

Everyone Genealogical Selections from the Steubenville Weekly Gazette, 1891: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1891.

Every populated place in the county

129

Named 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 watercourse or landform it stands on and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 6 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Recorded here

Steubenville, Ohio

24 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases, 1885 to 1961

Toronto, Ohio

24 topographic sheets and 6 fire insurance atlases, 1892 to 1950

Mingo Junction, Ohio

24 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1924 to 1946

Brilliant, Ohio

24 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1924 to 1938

Dillonvale, Ohio

17 topographic sheets and 3 fire insurance atlases, 1924 to 1950

Adena, Ohio

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1924 to 1941

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

3 structures

Nomination case files

15 case files

The vanished settlements of Jefferson 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.