Block
Alcony, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elizabeth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45373. The Survey maps it on the Christiansburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Elizabeth township, The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Game
of 8quirrrfln1h,?t game abounded in the forests. The hunters killed large numbers encountered n Pbeafants' etc- Wolves, bears and panthers were frequently morning Thio* ^atcJ* that ^av*d H. Morris, Sr., killed three panthers in one boys to nw»ns« u.? °^d pioneer was very fond of hunting. He required his the ears was th sbooJ'bl^ daily ; when their record was poor, a general boxing of and difficult, 6 uf8-11*' Ammunition, though in active demand, was expensive every f 0Dtain* obviate all embarrassment, it became customary for sable artinlo his own powder.
In the county-history sources
31,769 words on this townshipThe History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Elizabeth Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The early pioneers of this township were not excepted from the privations surrounding the settlement of a new country. As a greater portion of Bethel is rolling, and traversed bv streams of refreshing waters, the inhabitants were in a salubrious condition. The northeastern comer, however, is low and marshy. At that time no system of drainage existed ; water stood at one place during the entire year, and its foul stench produced much sickness. People were attacked by the fever and ague, scarlet and typhoid fevers and similar diseases. The occasional physician examined the patient, introduced the lance, forbade the use of cold crater, prescribed pounds of calomel, shook his head and departed. Result - many of the patients died, some of them for the want of a cooling drink of water. The Pjon^®rl^afi discouraged ; those who survived in the fall knew not whether they snould live through the coming summer and made no preparations on their lands. I nomas Stokstill, a carpenter by occupation, devoted much time to making rough coffins and burying the dead, and, with that charity and good nature which was a cnaractenstic part of his nature, reftised all compensation from the poor and needy. Ha aX,yeM?> a compl®te system of drainage was introduced, the angel of death aeparted, and marshes and swamps gave way to fields of golden grain. . .
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
On Tuesday, March 18, 1879, a deplorable accident occurred in this township. Jesse Albaugh, son of N. H. Albaugh, was hauling a load of fruit-trees from the Albaugh nurseries to Tadmor. While going down the hill, the rub-lock of the wagon was broken, and the horses became unmanageable. Young Albaugh was thrown to the ground and dragged some distance. When assistance arrived, life had fied, his neck having been broken.
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
. ^ stranger is impressed by the numerous graveyards located in nearly every .ion of the township. They are not populated very thickly, but their number and location show a change induced by . the absence of roads, and strengthen the idea that each family buried its own dead on the home place. No costly monument was erected in ye olden times, a plain, rough sandstone, simply inscribed, marking the silent resting-place. The oldest known grave is that of Mrs. Lowder, x? £ *he burYing-place in the rear of Charles Voorhis' residence. The Methodist Episcopal cemetery is the oldest public burving-ground in the township.
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Elizabeth Township - it names this place 10 more 10 times.
Fires near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Alcony between 2002 and 2002, burning about 1 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 158 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 158 specimens collected within 10 miles of Alcony between 1835 and 1975: 129 Animalia, 15 Fungi, 11 Plantae, 3 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, Andrew R. Moldenke and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | 1835 | Frank | |
 | Polyporus radicatus Schwein. | 1909 | Thomas | Troy |
 | Poria ambigua Bres. | 1928 | F.O. Grover; G.T. Jones | Brown, Chance Creek |
 | Carex albursina E.Sheld. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex emmonsii var. muhlenbergii (A.Gray ex Torrey) Rettig | 1835 | Collector unspecified | |
 | Gentianella quinquefolia subsp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, in ditione civitatis Miami |
 | Cercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy |
| Marssonina panattoniana (Berl.) Magnus | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy | |
 | Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula (Berk. & Broome) Nann.-Bremek., 1975 | 1897 | Thaxter, R. | USA, Florida, Cocoanut Grove |
 | Mermis Dujardin, 1842 | 1897 | F. Johnston | New Carlisle |
 | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1903 | not recorded | New Carlisle |
 | Daedalea confragosa (Bolton) Pers. | 1906 | Fischer G. C. | Troy |
All 158 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Alcony: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipp Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tipp Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tipp Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alcony in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Alcony | $10,000 | A very brief/weak tornado touched down just south of Alcony along State Highway 41 and moved northeast for about a mile before crossing State Highway 41 and dissipating just before the Clark County line.||The path featured intermittent tree damage consisting of a few uprooted trees, and a few trees snapped off high above the ground. A fence row near the end of the tornado track had collected roofing material and tree debris from an unknown source, indicating that a roof and tree limbs along the path likely were partially removed and lifted downstream. The tornado may not have been in full contact with the ground over the entire path length, but there was a clear path of sporadic tree damage that aligned with strong rotation seen at very low levels (100 feet AGL) on the Dayton Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDAY) which is located just a few miles west of the location.||Based on the damage, the maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 70 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alcony | $1,000 | A 15 inch diameter tree was snapped at its base due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Alcony | - | High water was reported over State Route 41 and Ohio Route 201. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven View | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Grayson | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Casstown | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Brown | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Babbtown (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sodom (historical) | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Staunton | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hunters Ridge | 7.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048450. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.