BlockCenter, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43779. It lies near High Hill. The Survey maps it on the Sarahsville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The 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 sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1909 USGS Summerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Summerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sarahsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Senecaville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Senecaville Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Sarahsville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
7,675 words on this townshipHistory of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887 names this settlement in its chapter on Center Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
David MeGarry, one of the best known citizens of Center Township, was born October 19, 1819, within the present limits of Center Township. He passed his early life amid the scenes of pioneer days, clearing land and farming. His educational advantages were very limited, yet through self-cultivation he became well informed. In 1843 he married Catharine Richey. Seven children were born of this union - John C, Thomas K., Andrew, Jane, George M., Margaret and Frank. All are living except Jane, who died in infancy. Mr. McGarry was one of the foremost men in brinirinfr about the organization of Noble ('ounty, and spent much time and labor in effecting that result. He was an active Democrat until the formation of the Republican party, then joined that org-anization and remained a firm supporter of its principles. In 1847 he was elected treasurer of Union Township, an office which he held nine years. In 1871 he was nominated to represent Noble County in the legislature. 15. F. Spriggs, Democnit, was his opponent. The result of the contest was a tie vote. In March, 1872, a special election was held and Mr. Spriggs was elected. In 1880 Mr. ^[cGarry was appointed census enumerator for Center Township. He died March 7, 18SI. George M. McGarry is a prominent fanner of Center Township.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
Prior to the formation of Noble (^ounty tiie territory now included in the limits of Center Township belonged to Noble Township, Morgan County, and to Union Township, Monroe County. Union Township was the seventh township of the eighth range, and its territory now forms poitions of Center, Marion, Stock and Enoch.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
Elisha Fogle, a native of Pennsylvania, came with his father Jacob to Center Township about 1818. lie married Miss Miranda Merry and reared a family of ten children, five boys and five girls. The elder Fogle entered a farm on section 26. He was by trade a miller, and for a time operated a horse mill which was one of the first. Elisha entered land adjoining his father's where he lived until he died, aged seventy-three years ; he was a millwright and farmer, and an honest, worthy citizen. Thomas Fogle, was born in Center Township in 1880. lie married Miss Matilda Feggs. Mr. I^gle is a prosperous farmer and an enthusiastic pisciculturist. He breeds the German carp, and. is the pioneer in this industry in the county.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Center Township - it names this place 12 more 12 times.
Fires near this place
13 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Center (historical) between 2012 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15266 |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15251 |
| 16 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15812 |
| 8 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8425 |
| 28 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4965 |
| 18 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4426 |
| 18 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13345 |
| 17 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11648 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 92 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 92 specimens collected within 10 miles of Center (historical) between 1860 and 1975: 71 Animalia, 15 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adams, W., Adler, K. K., Adler, K. K. & Dennis, D. M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | 1860 | unknown | state route 77, 2 m ENE of Summerfield along Sunfish Creek |
 | Daedalea ambigua Berk. | 1902 | Lloyd C. G. | Glenwood |
 | Erysiphe polygoni DC. | 1912 | E. Bartholomew | Caldwell |
| Apidae | 1916 | not recorded | ||
 | Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 | 1916 | not recorded | |
 | Melissodes bimaculatus (Lepeletier, 1825) | 1916 | not recorded | |
 | Populus tremuloides Michx. | 1922 | Davis, H.A. | Marion |
 | Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Seneca Twp., Noble Co., Ohio |
 | Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Seneca Twp., Noble Co., Ohio |
 | Carpiodes cyprinus hinei Trautman, 1956 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Seneca Fork, trib. of Wills Creek, extreme northern Marion Twp. |
 | Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) | 1929 | MB Trautman | Trib. of the Seneca Fork of Wills Creek, northern Marion Twp. |
 | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Seneca Fork Wills Creek, within Marion township, near Batesville, Marion township |
All 92 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Center (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Brothers Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vorhies (historical) | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sarahsville | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fredericksdale | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Duvall | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| East Union | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Caldwell | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Florence | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Slaters | 4.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065544. 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.