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Buford, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45171. It stands on Ruble Run. The Survey maps it on the Sardinia quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 69 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
13 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.
- 1917 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Sardinia quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
1 since 2019The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Buford between 2019 and 2019, burning about 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2019 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15202 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 17 shownMuseums hold 17 specimens collected within 10 miles of Buford between 1916 and 1964: 10 Fungi, 7 Animalia. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, M. Hale, Pfister, P. J. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puccinia lateripes Berk. & Ravenel | 1916 | A. B. Seymour | |
 | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | near Mowrystown, White Oak Twp., Highland Co., Ohio |
 | Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1938 | not recorded | East Fork White Oak Creek, within Highland Co, Highland County, township n/a |
 | Orconectes rusticus (Girard, 1852) | 1938 | R. Rhoades | N. Branch of White Oak Creek, 2 mii NE of Buford, Clay Township |
 | Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi w of dodsonville |
 | Myelochroa aurulenta (Tuck.) Elix & Hale | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi. w of dodsonville |
 | Myelochroa galbina (Ach.) Elix & Hale | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi w of dodsonville |
| Physcia millegrana Degel. | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi. w of dodsonville | |
| Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl. | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi w of dodsonville | |
| Punctelia bolliana (Müll.Arg.) Krog | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi. w of dodsonville | |
| Punctelia rudecta (Ach.) Krog | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi w of dodsonville | |
| Punctelia subrudecta (Nyl.) Krog | 1957 | M. Hale | 1 mi w of dodsonville |
All 17 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
10 since 1994The National Weather Service names Buford in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Buford | $100,000 | The tornado touched down in the vicinity of Highway 32 and Klein Road in Brown County. The tornado crossed into Highland County just west of Sicily Road. The tornado lifted in Highland County near Highway 321, southeast of Buford. The worst damage occurred to a residence on Sicily Road in Highland County. A section of roofing was removed from part of the home, the front porch supports were lifted and removed, numerous trees were uprooted near the residence, and a piece of wood was driven into decking material. Several other barns and outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged along the path. Based on the damage caused by this tornado, wind speeds were estimated at 100 miles per hour. The tornado was in Brown County from 0544 PM EST until 0545 PM EST. The tornado continued in Highland County from 0545 PM EST until 0553 PM EST. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $50,000 | Trees were downed and a camping vehicle was blown into a pond. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $10,000 | A barn sustained minor damage. Trees were downed along State Route 286. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $5,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $4,000 | A few large trees were downed. A barn was also partially damaged. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $2,000 | A tree was blown down across a road, also large limbs were reported down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Greenbush Road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buford | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down on Greenbush Road. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Buford | $1,000 | High water was reported on one road due to heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needfull | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gath | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sicily (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Harwood | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hollowtown | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pricetown | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mowrystown | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Taylorsville | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1038503. 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.