Claybank, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43764. The Survey maps it on the New Lexington 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
1911 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
In the 1883 county history
16,644 words on this townshipThe county history of 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pike Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pike Township - 16,644 words.
Fires nearby
29 since 2013The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Claybank (historical) between 2013 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | DUKES OF HAZZARD |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | TRUCK FIRE |
| 21 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | STUMP |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15590 |
| 26 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Wayne National Forest | CONGO |
| 23 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 231 shownMuseums hold 231 specimens collected within 10 miles of Claybank (historical) between 1890 and 1975: 182 Animalia, 24 Fungi, 18 Plantae, 5 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bergstrom, J., Buchanan, J., Coker W. C. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Uromyces junci-effusi P.Syd. & Syd. | 1910 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Rendville. |
![]() | Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Anthoceros punctatus L. | 1891 | not recorded | Rendville |
![]() | Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) H.A.Crum | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Holwaya gigantea (Peck) E.J.Durand | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | [Specific locality illegible.] |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville |
All 231 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Claybank (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Maxville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ludowici-Celadon Donnelly Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Turkey Run Mine Johnson City Clay | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconorville (historical) | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bristol | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Whipstown | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Moxahala | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Greeleyville | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| New Lexington | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wilbren | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Oakfield | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1067168. 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.























