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Centerburg, Ohio
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Hilliar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43011. The Survey maps it on the Centerburg quadrangle. 1,690 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCenterburg fell from 1,773 to 1,690 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,773 | |
| 2020 | 1,690 | -83 (-5%) |
Then and now
1915 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 51 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 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.
- 1915 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Centerburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Centerburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Centerburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
14,774 words on this townshipA History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862 names this settlement in its chapter on Hilliar Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Was laid off from Miller, upon petition of its citizens, August 28, 1818. It is the southwestern township of the county. The first settlement was called " Houck's," and was principally made up of the families of James and Jacob Houck and Joseph Jennings, who erected the first cabins, and graced the principal building, through Mr. Lamson, with the first brick chimney put up in this township. This settlement was about one mile southwest of the present village of Oenterburg. When the township was formed the settlers agreed to the name of Hilliar, in compliment to Dr. Richard Hilliar, who was then the largest landholder residing in the limits ; he dwxlt in a cabin in the southwest corner. It had 16,000 acres of land upon the tax list in 1830. In 1832, there were but 40 voters. In 1810, the population was 1,012 ; in 1850, 1,111 ; and in 1860, 1,088. Oenterburg, its principal mart of business, is on the old stage route from all the "north countrie" to the State Oaj)ital. It is 13 miles from Mt. Yernon. We have heard it said that it received its name from the fact that Harvey Jones presumed it to be the exact geographical center of Ohio ; and many long years ago, when politicians and legislators threatened to move the Capital, some of tlic oldest inliabitants there believed it iniglit become tlie Capital of the Buckeye State. If such a thing was hinted at by members who occasionally had the good luck in cold weather and muddy roads to call on Harvey Jones, enjoy his feast of fit things, and rest in his soft and downy beds, it is no wonder that by contrast with the then Columbus fare they " smiled" at the idea, and took anotlier encouraging horn upon the strength of it with " mine host." As early as 1820 travel from Northern Ohio to the Capital through or by this route dates. Business may be said to have started with Mr. Jones, who was the most enterprising man at Centerburg from 1831 until 1818. He was a corpulent, jovial, kind-hearted man, who held out by unmistakable sign that he had good fare, and enjoyed the good things of this world.
Passage source: A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 454 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 454 specimens collected within 10 miles of Centerburg between 1835 and 1974: 436 Animalia, 14 Fungi, 4 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. P. Morgan, A. P. Morgan; Ellis, Adler, K. K. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fusicladium Bonord. | 1883 | W. A. Kellermann | |
 | Phyllosticta lappae Sacc. | 1883 | W. A. Kellermann | |
 | Phyllosticta persicae Sacc. | 1883 | W. A. Kellermann | |
 | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, s.loc. |
 | Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill, 1818) | 1863 | not recorded | USA, NNO-, OHIO*, GHOTA RIVER , |
 | Septoria E.M.Fries, 1819 | 1883 | W. A. Kellermann | |
 | Bovistella Morgan | 1885 | A. P. Morgan | |
 | Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1888 | No Person (Birds) | |
 | Hypoxylon papillatum Ellis & Everh. | 1896 | A. P. Morgan; Ellis | Preston |
 | Hypoxylon punctulatum (Berk. & Ravenel) Cooke | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Stereum bicolor (Pers.) Fr. | 1896 | C. G. Lloyd | |
 | Hypoxylon howeianum Peck | 1905 | A. P. Morgan |
All 454 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerburg in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Hail | Centerburg | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail was observed. Many vehicles were damaged by the hail. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Centerburg | $25,000 | Hail as large as golf balls was reported east of Centerburg. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree which slightly damaged a house. A barn nearby was also damaged. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Centerburg. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $5,000 | Several trees were reported down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $3,000 | A few trees and large limbs were reported down. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $2,000 | Fire department reported a tree and large limbs down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | - | Multiple tree limbs downed about 2.7-miles ENE of Centerburg and tree downed near intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Keys Road, about 4-miles WSW of Mount Vernon. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | - | Two trees down in Centerburg. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | - | A tree was blown down on Johnstown Road near Vanatta Road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Centerburg | - | Quarter sized hail was observed. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Centerburg | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerburg | - | Large limbs were downed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Centerburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Centerburg | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedington Corners | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rich Hill | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Myers Corners | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Liberty | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Milfordton | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Five Corners | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Dalrymple Corners | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bangs | 8.3 miles | 10 |
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 Centerburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2666466 | 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 1060936. 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.
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.