Bowlusville, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 45502. It stands on Cedar Run. The Survey maps it on the Urbana West quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 78 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 St. Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS St. Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS St. Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS St. Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Urbana West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,400 shownMuseums hold 1,400 specimens collected within 10 miles of Bowlusville between 1838 and 1975: 1,059 Animalia, 258 Plantae, 64 Fungi, 11 Unrecorded, 7 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Gray; W. S. Sullivant, A. R. Gaufin, A. R. Gaufin, H. H. Ross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Dryopteris × boottii (Tuck.) Underw. | 1874 | Beardslee, H.C. | Cedar Swamp |
![]() | Frullania riparia Hampe ex Lehm. | 1877 | J. E. Biddlecome | |
![]() | Brachythecium oxycladon (Brid.) A.Jaeger | 1926 | E.C. Leonard | Chapmans Creek, 1 mile east of Thackery |
![]() | Acer negundo L. | 1838 | Samples, John | Urbana |
![]() | Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris (Bruch & Schimp. ex Sull.) W.R.Buck | 1842 | W. S. Sullivant | Cedar Swamps, 6 mi S of Urbana |
![]() | Radula complanata (L.) Dumort. | 1843 | A. Gray; W. S. Sullivant | prope Urbana Ohionis |
![]() | Radula obconica Sull. | 1843 | Asa Gray; W. S. Sullivant | near Urbana |
![]() | Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | |
![]() | Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Trichocolea tomentella (Ehrh.) Dumort. | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
All 1,400 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
6 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bowlusville: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| County Line Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roberts Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Urbana # 215 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms nearby
10 since 2008The National Weather Service names Bowlusville in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowlusville | $15,000 | Several trees were downed, included a couple that fell onto houses. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowlusville | $5,000 | An outbuilding had a section of its roof removed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowlusville | $5,000 | A tree fell onto a car in the 2600 block of E County Line Road. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Bowlusville | $3,000 | A vehicle hydroplaned and went into a ditch. The water carried the vehicle downstream. The occupant was able to exit the vehicle before it was carried away. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Bowlusville | $3,000 | State Route 54 was flooded and closed in Urbana. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowlusville | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down along a portion of State Route 560 near the Champaign/Clark County line. |
| August 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Bowlusville | - | Law enforcement who were located northeast of Springfield, saw a funnel cloud to their northwest. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bowlusville | - | Water was covering East County Line Road. The water was more than a foot deep. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bowlusville | - | High water was reported covering roads in the area. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Bowlusville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Powhattan | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Westville | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Urbana | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Thackery | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Nettleton (historical) | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Catawba Station | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Darnell | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064472. 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.
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.


























