BlockColetown, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45331. The Survey maps it on the Ansonia quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 33 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
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ansonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 496 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 496 specimens collected within 10 miles of Coletown between 1895 and 1975: 465 Animalia, 19 Plantae, 12 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A VERWYST, A. F. C.; Stover, W. G., Albrecht, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) | 1942 | [Not Stated] | Greenville Creek, 2-6 miles southeast of Union City |
 | Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen, 1861) | 1969 | B. Montgomery, L. Alward & P. Alward | Baker's Motel, near Norwick |
 | Dispira americana Thaxt. | 1895 | Rush W. H. | Greenville |
 | Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845 | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Prairie Outlet, Sec 28 of Neave township, ~0.3 mi NE of Wayne Lakes Park, Neave township |
 | Etheostoma microperca Jordan & Gilbert, 1888 | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Prairie Outlet, Sec 28 of Neave township, ~0.3 mi NE of Wayne Lakes Park, Neave township |
 | Clitocybe multiceps Peck | 1906 | H.J. Brememan | Greenville |
 | Peziza vesiculosa Bull. | 1907 | Lucas, C | Greenville |
 | Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Secr. | 1909 | A. F. C.; Stover, W. G. | Greenville |
 | Clitocybe odora (Bull.) P.Kumm. | 1909 | Stover, W. G. | Greenville |
 | Panaeolus solidipes (Peck) Sacc. | 1909 | Stover, W. G. | Greenville |
 | Butorides virescens virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1915 | Householder, V. | Ausonia, 1 mi E |
 | Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1915 | Householder, V. | Ausonia, 3 mi W |
All 496 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Coletown: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourmans Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Darke County Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Darke County Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coletown in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Coletown | $500,000 | The tornado began near the intersection of Greenville-Nashville Road and New Madison-Coletown Road, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeast across State Route 502. Minor damage to homes and trees was observed on Daly Road west of Greenville. The width of the tornado increased significantly as the tornado entered Greenville. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted within the Greenville Union Cemetery.||As the tornado continued through the north side of Greenville, the width of the circulation remained large, with expansive tree damage throughout the city. The majority of the wind damage to homes was fairly minor with shingles and siding removed at many residences. Structure damage at the high school football field was also observed. Based on the damage in Greenville, maximum wind speeds were estimated to be around 110 mph.||The tornado exited Greenville near the elementary school and continued along Kruckeburg Road where it damaged some outbuildings and homes. Additional tree and structure damage was observed along Childrens Home Bradford Road as the tornado continued northeast. The final damage was found along Auld Road, northwest of Bradford. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Coletown | - | Twelve combined township and county roads were closed around Darke County due to high standing water caused by heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Heron | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sharps Crossing | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sharpeye | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wildcat Woods Estates | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Woodington | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Nashville | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Roe Corners | 4.3 miles | 11 |
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 Coletown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22133666 | 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 1056824. 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.