Augusta, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Augusta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44651. It lies in Stony Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Minerva quadrangle. It stands 1,230 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1910 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 84 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
14 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.
- 1910 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Minerva quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Minerva quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Minerva quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
10 since 2004The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Augusta between 2004 and 2018, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1101 |
| 2 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1441 |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11626 |
| 12 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 214 shownMuseums hold 214 specimens collected within 10 miles of Augusta between 1928 and 1975: 151 Animalia, 63 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Allen, E. J., Bezdek, F. H., Buchanan, F. (Forrest) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Ambloplites rupestris rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Cottus bairdii bairdii Girard, 1850 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Etheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Hybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Notropis deliciosus (Girard, 1856) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
![]() | Notropis volucellus volucellus | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sandy Creek, at Minerva, ~0.5 mi S of Minerva, Brown township |
All 214 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
17 since 1995The National Weather Service names Augusta in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Flash Flood | Augusta | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported SR 9 closed due to flash flooding near Augusta. |
| March 2010 | Flash Flood | Augusta | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported SR 9 closed due to flash flooding. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Augusta | $20,000 | An NWS storm survey found a EF-0 tornado touched down in Carroll county and crossed into extreme western Columbiana county west of Summitville. See Storm Data for Columbiana county for the remainder of this tornado. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Apollo and Merline Roads, where a metal roof of a grain silo was removed and a small barn damaged. The path continued near Marigold Road where a trampoline was wrapped around a power pole. Damage to trees was then found along Nature and Lewis Roads, before the storm passed into Columbiana county near Acker Road. The total path of the tornado was 3.2 miles, with the maximum path width 75 yards. Estimated maximum wind speed was 75 MPH. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $15,000 | The 911 call center reported trees down near Augusta. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | The Department of Transportation reported trees down along State Route 9 at mile marker 26. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Department of Highways reported trees down along Route 9 north. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Augusta | $2,000 | 2.5 inches of rain in a one-hour period washed out a culvert. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew several large tree limbs down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $2,000 | Trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $1,000 | Several trees down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $1,000 | Trees down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | $1,000 | A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Augusta | - | A member of the public reported 2.90 inches of rain from thunderstorms. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Augusta | - | Two trees down on State Route 171. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Augusta | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Augusta | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattersonville | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Watheys | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Specht | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Norristown | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Eckley | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wyncrest | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hibbetts | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pekin | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Augusta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4820880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1070668. 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.
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.

























