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Chippewa-on-the-Lake, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Lafayette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44215. It stands on McCabe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Westfield Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1904 against another survey:
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.
- 1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Leroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Westfield Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Westfield Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Westfield Center quadrangle1:24000
In the 1861 county history
715 words on this townshipThe county history of 1861 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lafayette Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lafayette Township - 715 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 312 shownMuseums hold 312 specimens collected within 10 miles of Chippewa-on-the-Lake between 1884 and 1975: 292 Animalia, 14 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Roberts, Ashcroft,G.B. s.n. [1897-05], B Zahuranec & party 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1890 | not recorded | |
 | Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link | 1894 | Watson, J.R. | Medina Co. |
 | Aquilegia canadensis L. | 1897 | Ashcroft,G.B. s.n. [1897-05] | [label: Flora of the Western Reserve] Medina O. [Ohio] |
 | Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758 | 1884 | unknown | Medina |
 | Halictus confusus confusus | 1885 | H. E. Summers | Medina |
 | Lilium canadense L. | 1888 | E. Barrick | Chatham |
 | Plantago cordata Lam. | 1891 | F. E. Lloyd | Selsville, north of Columbus |
 | Vicia cracca L. | 1895 | Selby, A.D. | Lodi |
 | Culicoides guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901) | 1897 | J. Hine | Medina |
 | Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray | 1897 | G. B. Ashcroft | Lester |
 | Hinea Townsend, 1916 | 1897 | J. Hine | Medina |
 | Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. | 1898 | Illegible collector name | Medina |
All 312 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
1 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chippewa-on-the-Lake: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
11 since 1998The National Weather Service names Chippewa-on-the-Lake in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chippewa On The Lake | $1,100,000 | A series of macrobursts began on the west side of Chippewa Lake and moved east to Wadsworth resulting in a nearly continuous line of damage. Two homes were destroyed, 16 others suffered major damage and 40 homes suffered minor damage. Of the two homes that were destroyed, one was cut in half by a falling tree and the other was blown off its foundation. Another 200 homes received minimal damage from such things as broken windows and damaged rain gutters. Baseball and softball dugouts at a local ball field were also destroyed. Hundreds of trees were reported down in the southeastern portion of the county. Approximately 10 vehicles were damaged or destroyed by falling trees and at least 30 houses were struck by falling trees. A semi truck was blown over on Interstate 76 approximately 5 miles west of Wadsworth. Siding on a house in Lafayette Township was torn off. Dozens of trees were downed in Wadsworth with 20 down at one house alone. A boat was damaged by a fallen tree and a large restaurant sign was also blown down. Several homes in the Wadsworth area suffered roof damage from fallen trees and winds there were estimated at 60 to 80 mph. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chippewa On The Lake | $75,000 | Hail two inches in diameter was reported. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Chippewa On The Lake | $50,000 | Numerous roads closed across the county, with the most damage across Seville. Chippewa Lake closed Sunday due to flooding which inundated the basements of lakeside camps and homes. State Road closed between Sharon Copley Road and Fixler Road due to flooding in Sharon Twp. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chippewa On The Lake | $50,000 | A thunderstorm downburst downed at least eight trees and an utility pole in the Chippewa Lake area. Power outages were reported in the area. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Chippewa On The Lake | $40,000 | Resident of Chippewa Lake shared photographs of flooding around the Chippewa Lake Amusement Park area, with several feet of standing water up to residences with one vehicle damaged. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chippewa On The Lake | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chippewa On The Lake | - | Several trees and limbs down in Chippewa Lake. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chippewa On The Lake | - | A couple trees and large branches were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Chippewa On The Lake | - | Large hail also fell in Gilford Township (1.00") and Wadsworth (0.75"). |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Chippewa On The Lake | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Chippewa On The Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Lake | 0.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chippewa Lake Park | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Briarwood Beach | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Gloria Glens Park | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lafayette | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Westfield Center | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Poe | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Chamberlain (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q49347832 | 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 1056801. 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.
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.