Brailey, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Swan Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43558. It stands on Fewless Creek. The Survey maps it on the Swanton quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
11 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.
- 1911 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
19 since 2007The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Brailey between 2007 and 2019, burning about 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15218 |
| 16 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 904 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 91 shownMuseums hold 91 specimens collected within 10 miles of Brailey between 1924 and 1975: 76 Animalia, 14 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Conan J. Taylor, Davis, H.A.; Davis, T., E. Matzinger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Speyeria idalia (Drury, 1773) | 1924 | Pardon S. Remington | Swanton |
![]() | Carex tetanica Schkuhr | 1925 | Moseley, E.L. | NW of Neapolis |
![]() | Platanthera flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer | 1926 | Moseley, E.L. | Engles, S of Swanton |
![]() | Aureolaria pedicularia var. ambigens (Fernald) Farw. | 1927 | Wherry, E.T.; Pennell, F.W. | SE of Brailey |
![]() | Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.Beauv. | 1927 | Moseley, E.L. | 0.5 mi E of Brailey |
![]() | Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1927 | MB Troutman | Bad Creek, near and at border. |
![]() | Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) | 1927 | MB Trautman | Bad Creek, near and at border of Henry Co. |
![]() | Silene noctiflora L. | 1927 | Moseley, E.P. | near Swanton |
![]() | Esox vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Swan Creek, near Swanton, ~1.6 mi S of Swanton, Swan Creek township |
![]() | Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Swan Creek, near Swanton, ~1.6 mi S of Swanton, Swan Creek township |
![]() | Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Swan Creek, near Swanton, ~1.6 mi S of Swanton, Swan Creek township |
![]() | Notropis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Swan Creek, near Swanton, ~1.6 mi S of Swanton, Swan Creek township |
All 91 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
4 since 2010The National Weather Service names Brailey in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brailey | $20,000 | A tree fell onto an occupied van with 3 kids and 1 adult. No major injuries but occupants were covered in broken glass. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brailey | - | Amateur radio operators reported a tree of unknown size was blown down, blocking a local road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brailey | - | Amateur radio operators reported the intersection of County Road 3 and E were closed due to down power lines and poles. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brailey | - | A local utility company reported large branches fell onto a power line, resulting in the line breaking and pole snapping. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaceful Valley | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Swanton | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Swissaire Estates | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Raker Corners | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Maplewood Park | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| South Delta | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Delta | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Swanton Meadows | 4.7 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122588898 | 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 1064479. 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.






















