Cavallo, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Tiverton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43843. The Survey maps it on the Brinkhaven quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 53 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
6 surveys from 12 printed 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.
- 1913 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
4,071 words on this townshipHistorical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio :, published 1876; Historical of Coshocton County Ohio, published 1876; History of Coshocton County, Ohio;, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Tiverton Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Tiverton Township - 4,071 words.
Fires near this place
20 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Cavallo between 2004 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2968 |
| 5 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8446 |
| 11 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8508 |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15131 |
| 9 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15582 |
| 18 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2966 |
| 25 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7514 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 215 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 215 specimens collected within 10 miles of Cavallo between 1898 and 1974: 214 Animalia, 1 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. Stein, C. Stein, R. Johnson & J. Jenkinson, Cavender, M. (Marlin) 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 goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A.Gray | 1898 | Wetzstein, A. | Rich woods, New Bremen. |
![]() | Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) | 1903 | V. Sterki | Tuscarawas River |
![]() | Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819) | 1905 | C. Stein, R. Johnson & J. Jenkinson | Newcastle Township, Mohican River, just above its confluence with Kokosing River |
![]() | Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838) | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Cavallo, Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas, 1865) | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Cavallo, Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Scudderia furcata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Cavallo, Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Tettigidea lateralis parvipennis (Harris, 1841) | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Cavallo, Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding R., Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding R., Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | MB Trautman & asst | Walhonding River, trib of the Muskingum River, Newcastle Twp |
![]() | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Walhonding R., NW Newcastle Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding River, Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
All 215 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cavallo: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmont Quarry No. 24 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Knox County Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Briar Hill Brinkhaven Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Briar Hill Stone Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Scott Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Brinkhaven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brinkhaven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Walhonding Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Walhonding Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Center | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Owls Town (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Walhonding | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Newcastle | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bluff (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| New Princeton | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Mountain | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Nellie | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1060931. 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.

















