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Cambridge, Ohio

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cambridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43725. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cambridge quadrangle. 10,089 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 830 feet above sea level.

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Cambridge within Guernsey County

Population over time

3 figures

Cambridge fell from 11,520 to 10,089 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2000	11,520
2010	10,635	-885 (-8%)
2020	10,089	-546 (-5%)

Then and now

1909 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cambridge, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Cambridge, surveyed 1909

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

3 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

"S" Bridge, West of Cambridge, Cambridge, Guernsey County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Bridge on Old National Road, North of U.S. Highway 40 at Saltfork, Cambridge, Guernsey County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Bridge on Old National Road, West Cambridge on U.S. Highway 40, Cambridge, Guernsey County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires nearby

42 since 2007

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Cambridge between 2007 and 2020, burning about 125 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	27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10
Recreation and ceremony	3
Smoking	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 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	15220
21 July 2016	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	5205
12 July 2016	Debris and open burning	1.2 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	5165
21 June 2007	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
8 May 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	1281
8 April 2013	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
6 April 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	15613
27 April 2013	Recreation and ceremony	75 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Guernsey County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 321 shown

Museums hold 321 specimens collected within 10 miles of Cambridge between 1875 and 1975: 133 Fungi, 122 Animalia, 62 Plantae, 2 Unrecorded, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adams, W., Adams, W. (William), Adams, W. (William), Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) et al. 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Synechoblastus rupestris (F.Desp.) Trevis.	1902	F.O. Grover	Black Swamp
Fomes fraxinophilus (Peck) Sacc.	1922	F. O. Grover	Black swamp
Asclepias tuberosa L.	1875	s.c.	Fairmont
Enslenia albida Nutt.	1875	s.c.	Fairmont
Impatiens pallida Nutt.	1875	Lloyd, Curtis Gates	Fairmont
Stereum spadiceum (Pers.) Quél.	1893	Holden Wm.	College Hill
Favolus europaeus Fr.	1895	Holden Wm.	College Hill
Lenzites trabeus (Pers.) Fr.	1895	Holden Wm.	College Hill
Pleurotus nidulans (Pers.) P.Kumm.	1895	Holden Wm.	College Hill
Polystictus versicolor (L.) Fr.	1895	Holden Wm.	College Hill
Trametes malicola Berk. & M.A.Curtis	1895	Holden Wm.	College Hill
unnamed	1896	Lloyd C. G.	College Hill

All 321 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

2 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cambridge: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Silica, Iron, Aluminum, Vanadium, Zirconium, Iron. 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
	Cambridge Plant	Vanadium, Zirconium, Iron	Producer
	Lower Kittanning Under Clay	Titanium, Silica, Iron, Aluminum	Occurrence	1850

Every working recorded in Guernsey County

Storms nearby

60 of 78 shown

The National Weather Service names Cambridge in 78 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 47 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 7 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	3 hurt, $400,000	An intense thunderstorm gust known as a macroburst raked across central Guernsey County, wind gusts were estimated between 80 and 90 mph. The thunderstorm formed in northeast Guernsey County about 430 pm just ahead of another very intense thunderstorm moving through Muskingum County. It then moved southeast at nearly 40 mph.The swath of damage produced by this intense downburst of wind was estimated to be nearly 8 miles long. Its width fluctuated between 0.75 miles to over 2.5 miles. The damage started just south of Cambridge and continued southeast to near the town of Buffalo. There were 3 reported injuries which consisted of cuts and abrasions. One person was treated and released from the hospital. The town of Byesville was hardest hit. Hundreds of trees were snapped or toppled. Power lines and telephone poles were also downed which resulted in widespread power outages. There were some outbuildings destroyed, as well as damage to shingles, siding and roofs. Part of a roof of a school was torn off. Billboards, business signs and Interstate highway signs were also partially or totally destroyed. It was also reported that about 30 automobiles in a grocery store parking lot had their windows completely shattered. A plate glass window in a fast food restaurant was also shattered. The area was declared a disaster area by the Governor of Ohio. On Interstate 77, there was a report of a tractor-trailed truck which was stopped in its tracks by the tremendous gust as it tried to move forward. It actually spun its wheels as if it were on ice without moving and an automobile behind it collided with the truck.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$500,000	Emergency manager reported damage to the clock tower of an 150 year old courthouse, the collapse of a church, and several other structures damaged in the city of Cambridge.
November 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$200,000	Widespread tree and power line damage was reported across the county.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$55,000	Between 840 PM EDT and 9 PM EDT, a microburst struck just southwest of Warrentown, about 4 miles northeast of Cambridge. Numerous trees toppled or snapped. Siding and shingles torn from a few houses. Two small barns knocked down. One mobile home was pushed off its foundation. Maximum estimated wind 75 mph (65 knots). This microburst made a swath of sporadic damage about half a mile in length and 350 yards wide. It started from just south of Lakespur Lane, and moved northeastward to just south of Route 22
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$50,000	Multiple trees and wires were reported to be down in and throughout Cambridge.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$50,000	The public reported trees down in Cambridge.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$50,000	Several trees were downed, including one on a car. A porch was ripped off of a house. Downed trees were blocking roads.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$35,000	Emergency management reported numerous trees down in Cambridge.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$30,000	Emergency management reported trees down near Cambridge.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$25,000	Law enforcement reported trees down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$20,000	Trees blown down throughout the city from thunderstorm winds.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds collapsed a barn, killing two cows inside. Damage was also reported to three vehicles and a boat.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$15,000	Shingles were blown off of a roof on Jefferson Avenue, with tree limbs also blown down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$10,000	State official reported numerous trees down.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$10,000	Widespread trees and power lines down, especially in eastern half of county, which lost all electric power. Some roads closed because of fallen trees.
January 1996	Flash Flood	Cambridge	$10,000	no account filed
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$6,000	Trees and power lines down.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$6,000	Many trees blown down. [CORRECTED TIME]
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	In Cambridge, power lines were blown down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Trained spotter reported large branches down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Trained spotter reported that trees were ripped in half in Cambridge.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	State official reported a couple of trees down on Gaston Ave.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Large trees and power lines blown down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Large trees and power lines down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Trees and power lines blown down by wind.
August 2001	Flash Flood	Cambridge	$5,000	Between 1.5 and 2.0 inches of rainfall in just over an hour flooded numerous roadways in the Cambridge area.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 MPH downed several trees.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines in the Cambridge and Byesville areas.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$5,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large billboard.
October 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Salt Fork State Park.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,500	Law Enforcement reported trees down.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,000	A few reports of trees down were received from the Cambridge area.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,000	Local law enforcement reported trees down on the north side of Cambridge.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,000	EMA reported trees down West of Cambridge.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,000	Large trees down.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	The State Patrol reported 4 power poles down along SR 209 near mile marker 7.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Local law enforcement reported trees down, scattered across the county.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Large tree down on Old Route 21.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed two trees and some large limbs.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and large branches along Route 22 near Cambridge.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	$1,000	Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	-	Multiple trees were reported down.
June 2022	Hail	Cambridge	-	Hail the size an inch reported via social media.
February 2020	Debris Flow	Cambridge	-	A landslide was reported on State Route 209 at Coshocton Avenue.
June 2020	Flash Flood	Cambridge	-	Flooding was reported over Steubenville Avenue at 3rd Street.
May 2019	Hail	Cambridge	-	A trained spotter reported hail 0.88 inches in size.
June 2008	Hail	Cambridge	-	The public reported penny size hail in Cambridge.
August 2007	Hail	Cambridge	-	Public reported quarter size hail in Cambridge.
March 2007	Flood	Cambridge	-	Numerous roads flooded across the county due to heavy rains.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cambridge	-	Trees down along Parker Road in Salt Fork State Park.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Cambridge	-	Several roads flooded after 4.5 inches of rain in 1 hr.
July 2002	Flash Flood	Cambridge	-	Heavy thunderstorm rains of over three inches produced minor flooding along portions of County Road 35.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Cambridge	-	Runoff from thunderstorm rains covered Peters Creek Road with water.
April 1995	Hail	Cambridge	-	Golf ball-size hail reported. Damage unknown.

Every storm recorded in Guernsey County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Henderson Heights	1.0 miles	15
Black	1.1 miles	15
Browns Heights	1.2 miles	15
Cedar Hills	1.2 miles	15
Eastmoor	1.3 miles	15
Sunnymeade	1.5 miles	15
Five Forks	1.7 miles	15
East Cambridge	1.8 miles	15

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.

Wikipedia article on Cambridge	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q249454	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 1058167. 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.

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.