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Scioto County, Ohio

100 topographic sheets and 12 fire insurance atlases across 4 places.

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From the record

41 National Register listings published here · 32 businesses named in the fire insurance atlases from 1884 to 1911.

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

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

  • 4 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Portsmouth, New Boston, Sciotoville, South Webster, between 1884 and 1955.
  • 12 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
  • 1,129 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 41 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 32 buildings, 4 districts, 3 structures and 2 sites.
  • 2 of them are covered bridges.
  • 9 of the 41 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 88 populated places in this county; 88 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 3 public-domain county histories, 1876 and 1903, supply 73,640 words of narrative reproduced here.

Photographs

46 photographs, 1938 to 1942

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.

Farmer and child, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer and child, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer's wife with chickens, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer's wife with chickens, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Officers of the Elks
Portsmouth, Ohio. Officers of the Elks
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Red Cross class of women volunteers under the civilian defense program
Portsmouth, Ohio. Red Cross class of women volunteers under the civilian defense program
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. "Hams" (amateur radio operators) of Portsmouth and vicinity meeting to organize for civilian defense
Portsmouth, Ohio. "Hams" (amateur radio operators) of Portsmouth and vicinity meeting to organize for civilian defense
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Farm family on steps of house, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farm family on steps of house, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer's sons unloading manure, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer's sons unloading manure, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Telling stories at the Elks' banquet
Portsmouth, Ohio. Telling stories at the Elks' banquet
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer loading corn into corn crib, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Homesteaders with family, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Homesteaders with family, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Members of the Elks at banquet
Portsmouth, Ohio. Members of the Elks at banquet
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks at the country club bar
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks at the country club bar
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Newly-initiated members of the Elks at banquet
Portsmouth, Ohio. Newly-initiated members of the Elks at banquet
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Farmer unloading corn, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer unloading corn, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer unloading corn, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer unloading corn, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Portsmouth, Ohio. Elks' banquet at the country club
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Homesteaders with family, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Homesteaders with family, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Wife of homesteader in garden, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Farmer's wife feeding chickens, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer's wife feeding chickens, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Portsmouth, Ohio, "Hams" (amateur radio operators) of Portsmouth and vicinity meeting to organize for civilian defense
Portsmouth, Ohio, "Hams" (amateur radio operators) of Portsmouth and vicinity meeting to organize for civilian defense
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Chickens on one of the farm units, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Chickens on one of the farm units, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
New Boston, Ohio. Schoolchildren at the post office to buy defense stamps
New Boston, Ohio. Schoolchildren at the post office to buy defense stamps
Vachon, John, 1942. Library of Congress
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Farmer feeding hogs, Scioto Farms, Ohio
Rothstein, Arthur, 1938. Library of Congress
Holly Store, Chillicothe & Fourth Streets, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Holly Store, Chillicothe & Fourth Streets, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Court & Fifth Streets, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Court & Fifth Streets, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
William Newman House, 716 Second Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
William Newman House, 716 Second Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Excelsior Shoe Factory, 1015-1017 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Scioto Pennsylvania Through Truss Bridge, Spanning Scioto River at State Route 73, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Scioto Pennsylvania Through Truss Bridge, Spanning Scioto River at State Route 73, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Portsmouth Foundry, 401 Third Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Portsmouth Foundry, 401 Third Street, Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

41

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
100 Mile Housebuilding2021100006197
All Saints Episcopal Churchbuilding198282003639
Anderson Brothers Department Storebuilding200101000052
Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered Bridgestructure197878002185
Bigelow United Methodist Churchbuilding198787002073
Boneyfiddle Commercial Disrictdistrict197979001938
Cunningham-Maier Housebuilding198787002074
Dole-Darrell Housebuilding198787002075
Elden Housebuilding198787002076
Eugene McKinley Memorial Poolstructure2019100004233
Evangelical Church of Christbuilding198787002077
First Presbyterian Churchbuilding197373001532
General U.S. Grant Bridgestructure200101000559
George H. Gharky Housebuilding198787002078
Greenlawn Cemetery Chapelbuilding198080003216
Horseshoe Moundsite197474001621
Hurth Hotelbuilding198383002056
Aaron Kinney Housebuilding197373001533
Eli Kinney Housebuilding198887002079
Labold House and Gardensbuilding198787002085
Joseph Marsh Housebuilding198787002087
Meyer Housebuilding198887002088
Philip Moore Stone Housebuilding197575001531
William Newman Housebuilding198787002089
Odd Fellows Hallbuilding198787002090
Ohio & Erie Canal Southern Descent Historic District (Boundary Increase)district2022100008049
Otway Covered Bridgesite197474002280
Judge William V. Peck Housebuilding197979001939
Portsmouth Fire Department No. 1building198787002091
Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Worksbuilding198787002095
Purdum-Tracy Housebuilding198787002097
Joseph G. Reed Companybuilding198787002099
Scioto County Courthousebuilding198787002101
Second Presbyterian Churchbuilding199696000926
Second Street Historic Districtdistrict198383004336
Sixth Street Historic Districtdistrict198887002103
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churchbuilding197979001940
Steindam Housebuilding198787002104
Streich Apartmentsbuilding198787002105
Tripp-Bauer Buildingbuilding198888000719
Zottman Housebuilding199696000882

Covered bridges

2

Scioto County has 2 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered BridgeListed 1978, 12 map sheets show this crossing
Otway Covered BridgeListed 1974, 12 map sheets show this crossing

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.

The Portsmouth Inquirer

Portsmouth, O. [Ohio], 1849 to 1855. Machine-read from the Library of Congress scan.

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

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.

Land ownership map, 1875 - Map of Scioto County, Ohio
Land ownership map (1875) - Map of Scioto County, Ohio. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1868 - Map of the City of Portsmouth and Wayne Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Land ownership map (1868) - Map of the City of Portsmouth and Wayne Township, Scioto County, Ohio. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1889 - Bryan's new map of the City of Portsmouth and part of Clay Township Scioto Co., Ohio
Land ownership map (1889) - Bryan's new map of the City of Portsmouth and part of Clay Township Scioto Co., Ohio. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

2 of 13 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 13 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.

Airport obstruction chart, OC 708, Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, Portsmouth, Ohio, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 708, Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport, Portsmouth, Ohio. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio. Connecting Kentucky and Ohio, U.S. Route 23 showing Portsmouth, Ohio, in background, Boston Public Library - undated
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio. Connecting Kentucky and Ohio, U.S. Route 23 showing Portsmouth, Ohio, in background. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

40 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. The Survey holds 1,204 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 40 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.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:36000
1952-03-08, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:36000
1952-03-08, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:36000
1952-03-08, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24000
1967-02-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-23, scale 1:24000
1947-04-23, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-08, scale 1:36000
1952-03-08, scale 1:36000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-18, scale 1:30000
1956-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-18, scale 1:30000
1956-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-18, scale 1:30000
1956-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-18, scale 1:30000
1956-05-18, scale 1:30000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-15, scale 1:24000
1957-04-15, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-13, scale 1:60000
1960-04-13, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24000
1967-02-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24000
1967-02-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24000
1967-02-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-21, scale 1:24000
1971-03-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-21, scale 1:24000
1971-03-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-21, scale 1:24000
1971-03-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-03-21, scale 1:24000
1971-03-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-05-01, scale 1:76000
1974-05-01, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-05, scale 1:78000
1975-04-05, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-06, scale 1:78000
1975-04-06, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1979-11-01, scale 1:80000
1979-11-01, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

10 stations, 1 gage

The 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

113 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.

  • 73-1Bloom township South Webster village
  • 73-2Bloom township - That part north of State Hwy. 140 and County Hwy. 12, outside South Webster village
  • 73-3Bloom township - That part south of County Hwy. 12 and north and west of State Hwy. 140, outside South Webster village
  • 73-4Bloom township - That part south and east of State Hwy. 140, outside South Webster village
  • 73-5Brush Creek township: Otway village
  • 73-6Brush Creek township - That part east of State Hwy. 73, outside Otway village
  • 73-7Brush Creek township - That part west of State Hwy. 73, outside Otway village
  • 73-8Clay township: Clay township - That part east of State Hwy. 139
  • 73-9Clay township - That part west of State Hwy. 139
  • 73-10Green township: Green township - That part south of County Hwy. 7 and east of Norfolk and Western Railroad
  • 73-11Green township - That part north of County Hwy. 7 and west of Norfolk and Western Railroad
  • 73-12Harrison township: Harrison township - That part east of State Hwy. 335
  • 73-13Harrison township - That part west of State Hwy. 335 and east of County Hwy. 31
  • 73-14Harrison township - That part west of County Hwy. 31 and State Hwy. 335
  • 73-15Jefferson township: Jefferson township - That part north of County Hwy. 28
  • 73-16Jefferson township - That part south of County Hwy. 28
  • 73-17Madison township: Madison township - That part south of State Hwy. 139
  • 73-18Madison township - That part north of State Hwy. 139 and east of State Hwy. 335
  • 73-19Madison township - That part west of State Hwy. 335
  • 73-20Morgan township
  • 73-21New Boston township, coextensive with New Boston city: New Boston city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Ohio Ave.; Rhodes Ave.; City limits
  • 73-22New Boston city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Rhodes Ave.; Ohio Ave., Ward line; Ohio River; City limits
  • 73-23New Boston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Gallia, Ward line; Rhodes Ave.; Ohio Ave., Ward line
  • 73-24New Boston city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Rhodes Ave.; Ward line; Ohio River; Ward line, Ohio Ave.
  • 73-25New Boston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ward line, Pine, Ward line, City limits; City limits; Gallia, Rhodes Ave.; Ward line, Gallia, Ward line, City limits
  • 73-26New Boston city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Rhodes Ave., Gallia; City limits; Ohio River; Ward line
  • 73-27New Boston city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ward line, Pine; Harrisonville Ave.
  • 73-28New Boston city - That part of Werd 4 Bounded by City limits; Harrisonville Ave.; Ward line; City limits
  • 73-29Nile township: Nile township - That part north of State Hwy. 125 and U.S. Hwy. 52
  • 73-30Nile township - That part south of State Hwy. 125 and U.S. Hwy. 52
  • 73-31Porter township: Sciotodale - Hastings Hill, unincorporated Bounded by Oak Hill Rd., State Hwy. 140, Swickert, Dogwood Ridge Rd.; Shela Blvd.; Stewart Hollow Rd., Old River Rd., Clark, Clark extended; Ohio River, Portsmouth city limits
  • 73-32Wheelersburg, unincorporated Bounded by Duis Ave. extended, Duis Ave., Hayport Rd., Gallia, Chaffins Mill Rd., Lick Run - Lyra Bloom Switch Rd.; Dogwood Ridge Rd.; Dogwood Ridge Rd., Dogwood Ridge Rd. extended; Norfolk and Western Railroad
  • 73-33Porter township - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 52 and north of County Hwy. 2, including that part comprising Section 36, Township 4, Range 21 outside the unincorporated places of Sciotodale - Hasting Hill and of Wheelersburg (See separate maps for boundaries of Sciotodale - Hasting Hill and of Wheelersburg)
  • 73-34Porter township - That part south of County Hwy. 2 and east of U.S. Hwy. 52, outside Wheelersburg, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Wheelersburg)
  • 73-35Porter township - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 52, outside the unincorporated places of Sciotodale - Hasting Hill and Wheelersburg (See separate maps for boundaries of Sciotodale - Hasting Hill and Wheelersburg)
  • 73-36Rarden township: Rarden village
  • 73-37Rarden township - That part outside Rarden village
  • 73-38Rush township: Rush township - That part north of Brush Creek Run
  • 73-39Rush township - That part south of Brush Creek Run and north and east of State Hwy. 73
  • 73-40Rush township - That part south and west of State Hwy. 73
  • 73-41Union township: Union township - That part north of State Hwy. 73
  • 73-42Union township - That part south of State Hwy. 73
  • 73-43Valley township: Valley township - That part north of State Hwy. 348 and County Hwy. 28
  • 73-44Valley township - That part south of State Hwy. 348 and County Hwy. 28
  • 73-45Vernon township: Vernon township - That part north of County Hwy. 2
  • 73-46Vernon township - That part south of County Hwy. 2
  • 73-47Washington township: West Portsmouth, unincorporated: West Portsmouth, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Pershing Ave. Verdun, Beekman Ave., Fairview Ave., Sommer, Columbia Ave., Columbia Ave. extended; State Hwy. 73; Calvert, Marne Ave.; Pershing Ave.
  • 73-48West Portsmouth, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Marne Ave., Calvert; State Hwys. 73 and 239; Slab Run Rd., Hygean Run Rd., Hygean Run Rd. extended, Sixth, Long Ave.; Seventeenth, Custus Ave., Seventeenth
  • 73-49Washington township - That part north of Unnamed county road running generally northwest from its junction with State Hwy. 239 to the township line, and west of State Hwy. 73, outside the unincorporated place of West Portsmouth (See separate map for boundaries of West Portsmouth)
  • 73-50Washington township - That part south of Unnamed county road running generally northwest from its junction with State Hwy. 239 to the township line, and west of State Hwy. 239 and U.S. Hwy. 52, outside the unincorporated place of West Portsmouth (See separate map for boundaries of West Portsmouth)
  • 73-51Washington township - That part east of State Hwy. 73 and 239, and U.S. Hwy. 52, outside the unincorporated place of West Portsmouth (See separate map for boundaries of West Portsmouth)
  • 73-52Wayne township, coextensive with Portsmouth city: Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Chillicothe; Chillicothe; Norfolk and Western Railroad, City limits
  • 73-53Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Norfolk and Western Railroad, Chillicothe, 11th, Court, 9th, Market; 4th, Madison, 2nd, U.S. Hwy. 52; City limits
  • 73-54Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 11th; Chillicothe; 9th; Court
  • 73-55Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 9th; Chillicothe; 7th; Market
  • 73-56Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 7th; Chillicothe; 4th; Market
  • 73-57Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 4th; Market; 2nd; Madison
  • 73-58Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 4th; Chillicothe; 2nd; Market
  • 73-59Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 2nd; Market; Front; Scioto
  • 73-60Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by U.S. Hwy. 52, 2nd, Scioto, Front, Market, 2nd; Chillicothe; City limits; City limits
  • 73-61Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 12th; Offnere; 9th; Waller
  • 73-62Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 12th; Waller; 9th; John, 11th, Findlay
  • 73-63Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 12th; Findlay, 11th, John; 9th; Chillicothe
  • 73-64Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 9th; John; Gallia, Findlay, 6th; Chillicothe
  • 73-65Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 9th; Offnere; Gallia; John
  • 73-66Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Gallia; Offnere; Front; Union
  • 73-67Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Gallia; Union; Front; Sinton
  • 73-68Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2, excluding Hurth Hotel Bounded by 6th, Findlay, Gallia; Sinton; 3rd; Chillicothe
  • 73-69Hurth Hotel (In Portsmouth city, Ward 2)
  • 73-70Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by 3rd; Sinton; Front; Chillicothe
  • 73-71Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Front, Union, Front; Offnere, Ward line; City limits; Chillicothe
  • 73-72Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; 28th; Chillicothe
  • 73-73Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3, excluding Mercy Hospital and Nurses Training School Bounded by 28th; Ward line, Baird; Kinney's Lane, Oakland Ave., Sunrise Ave., 24th; Chillicothe
  • 73-74Mercy Hospital and Nurses Training School (In Portsmouth city, Ward 3)
  • 73-75Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 24th; Sunrise Ave., Oakland Ave.; Kinney's Lane; Chillicothe
  • 73-76Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Kinney's Lane; Waller; 16th; Chillicothe
  • 73-77Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Kinney's Lane; Offnere; Robinson Ave., 15th; Waller
  • 73-78Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Kinney's Lane; Ward line; Grant Ave.; Offnere
  • 73-79Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Grant Ave.; Ward line; 12th; Offnere
  • 73-80Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 15th, Robinson Ave.; Offnere; 12th; Waller
  • 73-81Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 16th; Waller; 12th; Findlay, 13th, Kinney
  • 73-82Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by 16th; Kinney, 13th, Findlay; 12th; Chillicothe
  • 73-83Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Gallia Ave.; City limits; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Beech
  • 73-84Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Gallia Ave., Ward line, Gallia Ave.; Beech; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Viaduct
  • 73-85Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Robinson Ave.; Young, Viaduct; Norfolk and Western Railroad; Clay
  • 73-86Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 12th, Robinson Ave.; Clay; 10th; Lincoln
  • 73-87Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 12th; Lincoln, 10th; Gallia; Offnere
  • 73-88Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Gallia; Prospect, 8th, Brown; 6th; Offnere
  • 73-89Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Gallia; Campbell Ave.; 6th; Brown, 8th, Prospect
  • 73-90Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 10th, Norfolk and Western Railroad; Viaduct; 8th, Broadway, 7th; Campbell Ave.
  • 73-91Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 8th; Harmon, River Ave.; City limits; Lawson's Run, Broadway
  • 73-92Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 7th; Broadway; Lawson's Run, Jackson extended, Jackson; Campbell Ave.
  • 73-93Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 6th; Campbell Ave.; Jackson; Brown
  • 73-94Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by 6th; Brown; Jackson, Jackson extended; Offnere
  • 73-95Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Jackson; Lawson's Run; City limits; Offnere
  • 73-96Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Norfolk and Western Railroad; City limits; City limits; River Ave., Harmon, Lawson's Run, Viaduct
  • 73-97Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by City limits; Ward line; Dorman Dr., Coles Blvd.; Ward line
  • 73-98Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Coles Blvd.; Shawnee Rd., 25th, Grandview Ave., 23rd, Summit; Kinney's Lane; Baird, Ward line
  • 73-99Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Dorman Dr.; Ward line, Mabert Rd.; 17th; High, 20th, Summit, 23rd, Grandview Ave., 25th, Shawnee Rd.
  • 73-100Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Kinney's Lane, Summit, 20th; High; 17th; Ward line
  • 73-101Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 17th; Grandview Ave.; Robinson Ave., 12th; Ward line
  • 73-102Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 17th; Kendall Ave.; Gallia; Young, Vinton Ave., Spring, Grant Ave., Grandview Ave.
  • 73-103Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Grant Ave.; Spring; Vinton Ave.; Grandview Ave.
  • 73-104Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Vinton Ave.; Young; Robinson Ave.; Grandview Ave.
  • 73-105Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 17th, Mabert Rd.; Ward line; Gallia; Kendall Ave.
  • 73-106Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Little Scioto River
  • 73-107Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Harding Ave.; Mayo, Stewart; Hillside
  • 73-108Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Stewart; Mayo; Harding Ave.; Hillside
  • 73-109Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Little Scioto River; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Harding Ave.
  • 73-110Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Little Scioto River; City limits[; Harding Ave.
  • 73-111Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Hillside, Harding Ave.; City limits; City limits, Milldale Rd.
  • 73-112Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Milldale Rd.; City limits; Harrisonville Ave.
  • 73-113Portsmouth city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; Harrisonville Ave., City limits; Gallia Ave., Ward line; Ward line

Businesses named in the atlases

32 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. None of these 32 was 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, 1998 to 2020

403 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 403 of them, burning about 7,695 acres. 2 started naturally and 34 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning175
Missing data/not specified/undetermined146
Arson/incendiarism34
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony8
Smoking7
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,865 acresOhio Department of Natural ResourcesSHAWNEE COMPLEX
14 April 2003Debris and open burning1,016 acresOhio Department of Natural ResourcesPEACH ORCHARD
10 April 2017Arson/incendiarism390 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources7845
10 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distribution250 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources11905
2 June 2014Arson/incendiarism180 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 November 2005Arson/incendiarism156 acresWayne National ForestCOUNTY LINE FIRE
26 October 2012Arson/incendiarism146 acresWayne National ForestINTERCEPTOR
6 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined137 acresOhio Department of Natural ResourcesWHITE GRAVEL

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

Storms, 1965 to 2025

60 of 538 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 538 reports for this county, causing 10 deaths, 83 injuries and about $12,034,262 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind281
Hail95
Flash Flood74
Flood67
Tornado15
Heavy Rain6

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
April 1968Tornado (F5)not stated7 killed, 75 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
July 2010Flash FloodFranklin Furnace1 killed, 4 hurt, $300,000Multiple homes were flooded in the area due to heavy rainfall. Two homes were destroyed, two homes sustained major damage, and several homes received minor damage. In addition, there were multiple water rescues. There was one fatality during the event. The fatality was a female who was outside trying to get to higher ground when she was swept away in the flash flooding. In addition to the fatality, there were four injuries. All of the flooding reports and the fatality occurred in the Franklin Furnace area.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindCamp Oyo1 killed, $1,000A woman was killed by a falling tree while she was camping at the Shawnee State Forest.
May 2011FloodJunior Furnace1 killedFlooding that was caused by heavy rains on May 10th continued into the day on May 12th. A man wading through chest deep water along Pine Creek in southeast Scioto County Ohio was pulled under around 1000 on May 12, 2011. His body was recovered during the early afternoon of May 12, 2011.
April 1980Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1968Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindEdmunds Switch1 hurt, $5,000A camping trailer was overturned, injuring a man inside.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindGennetts1 hurt, $1,000Thunderstorm winds caused a tree to fall on an individual, trapping and injuring him.
March 1997Flash FloodCountywide$3,000,000no account filed
February 2000Flash FloodCountywide$1,000,000Widespread 2 to 4 inch rains with locally higher amounts contributed to serious flooding across the county. Over 100 roads were closed including State Route 73, over 100 basements were flooded, 50 homes were flooded on the main floors, and over 100 people were evacuated due to high water.
April 1994Tornado (F1)not stated$500,000A tornado touched down one mile south of Steam Furnace Road and Route 32. Trees were downed and two homes were destroyed.
February 1993Tornado (F1)not stated$500,000A tornado first touched down near Davis Road and County Road 41. The storm moved northeast across this hilly area damaging several home roofs, portions of barn roofs, and downed many trees. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed. Shawnee Greenhouse sustained severe damage. Two homes were completely destroyed.
August 2000Tornado (F1)Sciotoville$300,000A tornado was embedded in an area of straight line winds near Wheelersburg. Trees and power lines were knocked down on vehicles, damage occurred to a few homes, and two rail cars were knocked off their tracks.
May 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1965Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2012Tornado (EF0)Otway$170,000The tornado touched down along Rocky Fork Road, about 2 miles southwest of Otway. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees in groves as it moved northeast along Rocky Fork Road and Highway 348. The tornado then lifted just as it hit the town of Otway, where it damaged two homes and heavily damaged a fire station. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 75 miles per hour.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Mc Gaw$100,000The tornado touched down and downed numerous branches and trees along Twin Creek-Rocky Fork Road. Some minor siding and roof damage occurred to several residences along the path with more significant damage to some outbuildings. The strongest winds were estimated to have occurred along the northern portion of the valley, where 4 to 5 large healthy trees were completely uprooted. This damage was consistent with maximum estimated wind speeds of 80 miles per hour.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth$100,000Over 200 trees down throughout the county due to thunderstorm winds. Over a dozen homes in the county sustained damage due to tree impacts.
May 2011Flash FloodSouth Webster$100,000A dozen cars were submerged on a road and water rescues were needed due to the heavy rainfall.
May 2011Flash FloodSouth Webster$70,000Water rescues were needed at several homes due to flash flooding.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindSciotodale$60,000The National Weather Service confirmed straight-line wind damage in Wheelersburg. An estimated 600 trees were downed or uprooted along the path of approximately five miles. A horse barn roof was torn off with another barn's roof partially damaged at the intersection of Hammerstein and Lang Slocum Road. Baseball dugouts were damaged along with a total of about six barns partially destroyed.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMc Gaw$50,000Approximately 100 trees were downed in Shawnee State Forest.
July 2024Flash FloodPowellsville$50,000A section of Castro Road was washed out. Water entered some residences along the road.
September 2024Flash FloodNew Boston$50,000One to two feet of water was rushing along Lakeview Avenue with some structures inundated.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSouth Webster$50,000Multiple trees and power lines were downed over a several block wide area. A hardware store roof was blown off.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHaverhill$50,000Outbuildings were destroyed and windows blown out of a building due to thunderstorm winds. More than 30 trees were downed in Green Township.
May 2003Flash FloodPortsmouth$50,000Numerous homes were flooded in and around Minford. US 23 was closed due to high water near the county fairgrounds. A mudslide closed US 52 near Stout.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindMc Dermott$50,000Hundreds of trees were knocked down across the county, including around 100 in West Portsmouth alone. Nearly every road in the county with a ridge had trees across the road. Quarter size hail also fell around Mc Dermott.
June 1998Flash FloodPortsmouth$50,000A bridge was washed out due to persistent heavy rainfall.
June 1997Flash FloodCountywide$50,000Thunderstorms with torrential rainfall caused area creeks and streams to flood county roads. One family was evacuated due to high water, and several vehicles were swept away in Minford.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth and Minfor$50,000Trees down and some minor damage to several homes just west of Portsmouth. Large hail was also reported. A barn roof was removed in Minford.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindWestern part$50,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPurdy Corners$40,000A roof was torn off of a building and a brick wall was knocked down in Minford due to thunderstorm winds. Also, several trees were downed in the area.
May 2001Flash FloodCountywide$40,000Several roads were closed due to the heavy rainfall and some people were trapped in their vehicles.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth$30,000Numerous trees were downed in the Portsmouth area.
June 2021FloodPortsmouth$30,000Several cars were stranded in one to two feet of standing water in the city of Portsmouth. A few basements also flooded in low lying areas.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindPurdy Corners$30,000A barn was destroyed and trees were downed along Luther Road due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2011Flash FloodMinford$30,000A water rescue occurred at a home due to flash flooding in the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMc Gaw$25,000About 50 trees were downed in the Pond Run area of Nile Township.
September 2024Flash FloodEden Park$25,000Several vehicles were stranded in high water on High Street. Water was also approaching the lower floors of nearby homes.
September 2024Flash FloodPortsmouth$25,000The Shawnee State University parking lot was flooded with 3 to 4 feet of water.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFriendship$25,000Several trees and large branches were downed, minor structural damage occurred to a building, and damage to an unfinished portion of a roof occurred due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2001Flash FloodSouth Webster$25,000Several people were evacuated due to high water.
August 2000Flash FloodTwin Vly$25,000Heavy rainfall caused cars to be disabled on Hinkley Hollow Road and on US 52. US 23 was also flooded.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindOwensville$25,000More than 200 trees downed, mainly along Route 104 near Owensville.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Mc Dermott$25,000no account filed
June 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindFriendship$20,000Several trees were downed and a few barns were damaged.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth$20,000Two buildings in downtown Portsmouth sustained some roof damage.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindClifford$20,000At least two dozen trees were downed across the county.
December 2013Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth$20,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the county due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRarden$20,000Trees were downed and structural damage, including roof damage, occurred due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Flash FloodFriendship$20,000State Route 125 and United States Route 52 were reported underwater. Four homes were evacuated in Friendship.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindEden Park$20,000Numerous trees and one street sign were knocked down from Portsmouth to Wheelersburg. An old brick structure in downtown Portsmouth was demolished. Several automobiles in Portsmouth were damaged due to falling trees.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWheelersburg$20,000Numerous trees were knocked down from a possible downburst. Two cars also sustained significant damage from falling tree debris.
May 2005Tornado (F1)Otway$20,000Several 100 year old trees were twisted, with numerous other trees stripped of their bark. The roof of a barn was ripped off and carried 0.5 miles to the east.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindPortsmouth$20,000Numerous trees downed, one of which fell on a car.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindSciotoville$20,000Thunderstorm winds tore metal sheeting off the front of a house. Several trees were downed, some across roads including State Highway 335.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindColes Park$15,000Multiple trees were knocked down onto a home on Dry Run Road. Utility lines were also knocked down.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindRarden$15,000Numerous trees were downed throughout the northern portion of the county.

Mines and quarries

25 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 25 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 14 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Clay5
Flagstone5
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Iron1
Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cyclops Corp/ New Boston, OhioIronProducer
Sciotoville ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, TitaniumOccurrence1861
Own Crews QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Taylor Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Waller Brothers Stone QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Bonclay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Bondclay MineClayPast Producer
Mccoy QuarryClayUnknown
Portsmouth WorksClayPlant
Stockdale Area MineClayProducer
Taylor Stone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Waller Bros QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Waller Bros QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Waller Bros QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Waller Brothers Stone CompanyFlagstoneProducer
Blair QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cunningham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cunningham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Franklin Furnace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Franklin Furnace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Haverhill Plant & DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Lucasville Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lucasville Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
South Webster PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
South Webster PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Collected here, 1884 to 1975

8 of 2,518 shown

Museum specimens collected in and around this county - inside the rectangle that bounds it - and catalogued with a date and a place: 2,518 of them, by kingdom 2,107 animalia, 249 fungi, 151 plantae, 6 protozoa, 3 unrecorded. Each is a physical object in a named collection, not a sighting. Held by Ohio State University - Fish Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), CINC, KU, UMMZ, Ohio State University - Bird Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM), Ohio State University - Reptile Division, Columbus, OH (OSUM) 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 Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)1884Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)AnimaliaScioto RiverH. MoresUSNM USNM 30127
Specimen of Bovistella Morgan1885Bovistella MorganFungiPrestonA.P. MorganWIS WIS-F-0008634
A photograph of the species Campeloma Rafinesque, not of this specimen1885Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819AnimaliaScioto RiverCh. R. OrcuttUMNH UMNH.ML.1003623
A photograph of the species Harpographium fasciculatum, not of this specimen1887Harpographium fasciculatum (Sacc.) Sacc.FungiPrestonA.P. MorganILLS ILLS00173415
A photograph of the species Puccinia recondita, not of this specimen1889Puccinia recondita Roberge ex Desm.FungiFranklin Co. "hayden's Falls" on Scioto RiverCraig M.BPI BPI 097321
A photograph of the species Helmitheros vermivorum, not of this specimen1890Helmitheros vermivorum (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)AnimaliaCulvertownEdwin H. EamesYPM YPM ORN 002947
Specimen of Cylindrocladium scoparium Morgan1893Cylindrocladium scoparium MorganFungiPrestonA.P. MorganWIS WIS-F-0004418
A photograph of the species Myelochroa galbina, not of this specimen1893Myelochroa galbina (Ach.) Elix & HaleFungiOtwayJones, T.H.BCINC CINC-L-0000345

The townships, in 1903

73,640 words

A History of Scioto 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 16 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
Bloom TownshipAshley Corner, Bloom Junction, Edmunds Switch, Eifort, Frederick, Gephart, Hales Creek, Madland, Pinkerman, Scioto Furnace, South Webster4,336 words0
Clay TownshipEden Park, Rosemount, Rubyville, Twin Valley, Vera Junction5,589 words0
Green TownshipFranklin Furnace, Haverhill, Highland Park, Junior Furnace, Ohio Furnace, Powellsville7,694 words0
Harrison TownshipCamp Bennett, Egypt, Fair Oaks, Harrison Furnace, Harrison Mills, Minford, Rigrish Addition, Wheelers Mill4,598 words0
Jefferson TownshipClarktown, Preston Addition1,960 words0
Madison TownshipMassie, Perry Addition, Purdy Corners, Wallace Mills1,326 words0
Morgan TownshipBear Creek, Crabtree, Sedan1,406 words0
Nile TownshipBuena Vista, Camp Oyo, Friendship, Kennvale, McGaw, Pond Run7,646 words0
Porter TownshipAllentown, Crestview Park, Garden City, Happy Hours Addition, Highland Bend, Sand Hill, Sciotodale, Slocum, Slocum Heights, Wheelersburg7,364 words0
Portsmouth CityEast Portsmouth, North Moreland, Portsmouth, Sciotoville2,591 words4
Rarden TownshipMount Joy, Rarden6,389 words1
Rush TownshipMcDermott, Owensville, Rushtown4,640 words1
Union TownshipArion, Henley, Lombardsville3,621 words0
Valley TownshipClifford, Cockrell Run, Lucasville, Tomlison Addition4,993 words0
Vernon TownshipAndre, Bondclay, Lyra1,954 words0
Washington TownshipAlexandria, Coles Park, Dennis, Dry Run, Shannoah Town, Stockham, Sugar Grove, Valley View, West Portsmouth7,533 words0

The county's history books

687,109 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 21 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Scioto County, Ohio, Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio (1903)

ChapterLength
Chapter 1 (1 of 3 so headed)8,368 words
Chapter 2 (1 of 2 so headed)9,934 words
Chapter 3 (1 of 2 so headed)19,602 words in 2 parts
Chapter 4: Scioto County in the Legislature32,970 words in 3 parts
Chapter 5: Scioto County in Congress16,895 words in 2 parts
Chapter 6: Military History35,177 words in 3 parts
Chapter 8: Special Legislation and Town Plats4,187 words
Chapter 9: The Bar of Scioto County25,919 words in 2 parts
Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Subjects17,673 words in 2 parts
Chapter 1 (2 of 3 so headed)20,391 words in 2 parts
Chapter 2 (2 of 2 so headed)7,006 words
Chapter 3 (2 of 2 so headed)30,672 words in 2 parts
Chapter 418,954 words in 2 parts
Chapter 54,756 words
Chapter 69,563 words
Chapter 7124,485 words in 8 parts
Biographical sketches (1 of 2 so headed)231,409 words in 15 parts
Chapter 1 (3 of 3 so headed)13,319 words
Chapter 2: Sketches of Prominent Families in Southern Ohio21,664 words in 2 parts
Chapter 3: Biographies of Some of the Pioneers of Southern Ohio16,008 words in 2 parts
Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed)18,157 words in 2 parts

Every populated place in the county

88

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 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.

The vanished settlements of Scioto County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Portsmouth, Ohio

15 topographic sheets and 9 fire insurance atlases, 1884 to 1955

New Boston, Ohio

12 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1911

Sciotoville, Ohio

12 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1911

South Webster, Ohio

10 topographic sheets and 1 fire insurance atlases, 1911

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

17 structures

Nomination case files

33 case files

The vanished settlements of Scioto 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.