Brush Ridge, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Grand Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43302. The Survey maps it on the Morral quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
12 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.
- 1903 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Morral quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Morral quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Morral quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 198 shownMuseums hold 198 specimens collected within 10 miles of Brush Ridge between 1919 and 1975: 190 Animalia, 6 Fungi, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Ogilvie, Acker, G., Baumgartner, L. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Elasmus albizziae Burks, 1965 | 1964 | J. Peacock | [Not Stated] |
![]() | Fusarium culmorum (Wm.G.Sm.) Sacc. | 1919 | Lewis H. L. | Marion |
![]() | Helminthosporium teres Sacc. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Photinus pyralis (Linnaeus, 1767) | 1923 | not recorded | Marion |
![]() | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Grand Twp: along Tymochtee Cr., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Tymochtee Creek, within Montgomery township, near Meeker, Montgomery township |
![]() | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Tymochtee Creek tributary, within Montgomery township, near Meeker, Montgomery township |
![]() | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Montgomery Twp.: Tymochtee Creek trib., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825) | 1931 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | W. of Marion, Big Island Twp., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Pseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | 1931 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | W. of Marion, Big Island Twp., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Rana pipiens Schreber, 1782 | 1931 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | W. of Marion, Big Island Twp., Marion Co., Ohio |
All 198 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Brush Ridge: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbrick Number 1 Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marion Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Marion Plant Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
2 since 2013The National Weather Service names Brush Ridge in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brush Ridge | - | Semi truck overturned at U.S. Route 23 and OH Route 4 NNE of Marion. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Brush Ridge | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail north of Marion. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morral | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Carpenters Corners | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tobias | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Grandview Estates | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bellaire Gardens | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| River Valley Estates | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Ruth | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Big Island | 6.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056734. 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.























