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Bashan, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Chester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45743. It stands on Eagle Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Portland quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 87 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.
- 1907 USGS Keno quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Keno quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Keno quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Parkersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Portland quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
34 since 1993The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Bashan between 1993 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1701 |
| 4 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14645 |
| 5 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1401 |
| 3 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1442 |
| 28 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1403 |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7825 |
| 5 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4613 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14585 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 399 shownMuseums hold 399 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bashan between 1840 and 1973: 323 Animalia, 43 Plantae, 31 Fungi, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. H. Jones, Carroll H. D., Carroll, G. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ustilago sorghi (Ehrenb. ex Link) Pass. | 1899 | Kellerman, W. A. | FLORA OF OHIO |
 | Hirneola auricula-judae (Bull.) Berk. | 1940 | Carroll, G. | Big Spruce Creek |
 | Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée | 1945 | Cooke, V. | Ravenswood |
 | Asplenium trichomanes L. | 1840 | Clark, Joseph; Riddell, John Leonard | Meigs County, Ohio |
 | Jungermannia sullivantii Austin | 1844 | W. S. Sullivant | In woods pasture pond 30 rods south of my [W.S. Sullivant's] garden |
| Alternaria solani Sorauer | 1905 | Post A. Lee | Ravenswood | |
 | Ascochyta hydrangeae (Ellis & Everh.) Aksel | 1906 | Sheldon John L. | Ravenswood |
 | Cercospora angustata Chupp & Solheim | 1906 | Sheldon J. L. | Ravenswood |
 | Cercospora ribis Earle | 1906 | Sheldon John L. | Ravenswood |
| Colletotrichum lagenaria (Pass.) Ellis & Halst. | 1906 | Sheldon John L. | Ravenswood | |
 | Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni | 1906 | Sheldon J. L. | Ravenswood |
 | Cylindrosporium padi P.Karst. | 1906 | Sheldon John L. | Ravenswood |
All 399 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
12 since 2017The National Weather Service names Bashan in 12 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 12 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Flood | Bashan | $5,000 | The Shade River near Chester rose out of its 17 foot bankfull level on the morning of the 13th, cresting at 18.2 feet early on the 14th. The river then returned to its banks after daybreak on the 14th. While the river was risen, minor flooding of low lying areas occurred, particularly at the Sugar Run Creek Bridge and Shade River Bridge. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Bashan | $3,000 | Along the Shade River, the gage near Chester showed the river rose out of its seventeen foot bankfull level on the morning of the 21st. The river crested at 19.82 feet on the morning of the 22nd before returning to its banks early in the morning on the 23rd. While out of its banks, the river caused the Sugar Run Creek Bridge and the Shade River Bridge to become submerged. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Bashan | $2,000 | On the morning of the 19th, the Shade River near Chester rose above its 17 foot bankfull level, cresting around 17.5 feet just after midnight on the 20th, and returning to its banks later on that morning. While out of its banks, the Sugar Run Creek Bridge and Shade River Bridge were flooded, as were some low lying areas along the Shade River. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Bashan | $1,000 | Flooding along the Shade River near Chester resulted in water flowing over the Sugar Run Creek Bridge near Oak Hill Road. There was also minor flooding of low lying areas along the Shade River. |
| January 2023 | Flood | Bashan | $500 | The Shade River in the town of Chester rose above its 17 foot bankfull level on the afternoon of January 3rd after a prolong period of heavy rain. The river crested at 22.43 feet on the afternoon of the 4th and then returned to its banks just after midnight on January 5th. Local roadways observed high water issues in the midst of the river being out of its banks, including Oak Hill Road and the Shade River Bridge. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Bashan | $500 | The Shade River near Chester rose out of its 17 foot bankfull level late on the evening of February 3rd. The river crested at 23.33 feet and returned to its banks just before noon on the 5th. While out of its banks, the Shade River spilled onto Oak Hill Road upstream from the Shade River Bridge. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Bashan | $500 | The Shade River near the town of Chester rose above its 17 foot bankfull level on the afternoon of June 14th, crested to 19.11 feet, then returned to its banks in the early evening hours of June 15th. While the river was above its banks, the Sugar Run Creek Bridge became inundated with water in addition to low lying areas along the Shade River. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Bashan | $250 | The Shade River near Chester rose above its 17 foot bankfull level during the early morning hours of August 11th. The river crested at 18.45 feet just before dawn and then returned to its banks just after noon that day. High water spilled onto Sugar Run Creek Bridge and Shade River Bridge while the river was out of its banks, which also resulted in minor flooding of low lying areas adjacent to the river. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Bashan | - | The Shade River near Chester exceeded a bankfull level of 16 feet on the morning of February 6th. The river rose to a crest of around 18.7 feet that afternoon and then returned below bankfull the next morning. While the river was out of its banks, flooding occurred along low sections of Scout Camp Road near the gauge and on the Sugar Run Creek bridge. Agricultural fields and low-lying areas adjacent to the river also observed flooding. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Bashan | - | The Shade River near Chester exceeded a bankfull level of 16 feet on the morning of February 16th. The river reached a crest around 23.9 feet the next morning, then receded below bankfull the night of the 17th. While out of its banks, flooding was observed along Scout Camp Road, Sugar Run Creek bridge, and fields adjacent to the river. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Bashan | - | The Shade River near Chester rose above a bankfull level of 16 feet for a second time on the night of April 6th, crested around 16.8 feet, and then receded below bankfull the next morning. While the river was out of its banks, low sections of Scout Camp Road and fields adjacent to the creek were flooded. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Bashan | - | The Shade River near Chester exceeded a bankfull level of 16 feet on the morning of April 4th, After reaching a crest near 19.8 feet the next morning, the creek returned below bankfull the evening of the 5th. As a result, low sections of Scout Camp Road, the Sugar Run Creek bridge, and fields adjacent to the creek were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bald Knobs | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Shade River | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hazael | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Oldtown Flats | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Morning Star | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Spiller | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Keno | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062644. 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.