Block
Conant, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Amanda Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45887. It stands on Buck Run. The Survey maps it on the Spencerville quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
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 Spencerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
14,121 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Ohio. Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc, published 1885 names this settlement in its chapter on Amanda Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The Methodist Episcopal Society was founded here at an early date, but the question of building a house of worship was not entertained until 1847-48, when a church building was erected on Section 24, at a cost of $1,000. The Methodists have two church buildings at present
Passage source: History of Allen County, Ohio. Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc, published 1885.
When the township was organized under authority granted by the Commissioners of Mercer County in 1830, there were only thirteen electors in the town, twelve of whom were present at organization. Samuel Baxter was chosen Clerk, and Daniel Hoak, Justice of Peace. William Stewart, Solomon Carr, Commissioner of Mercer County; Samuel Washburn, A. Martin and others were also elected to fill town officer Previous to organization, however, the Mercer County authorities interested themselves in the improvement of this portion of Allen County. The orders issued, names of those to whom issued, dates, and amounts, - all given in the following abstract of Mercer County records relating to Allen County - show very clearly the action of Mercer toward Alle^ in the days of her rule. ^
Passage source: History of Allen County, Ohio. Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc, published 1885.
The physical characteristics are marked by fertile soil, forests of heavy timber and a net work of streams, which give a system of natural drainage. Although the township in point of settlement is the oldest in the county, its resources are still waiting developement The building of the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad and the tendency toward modem enterprise, all give promise of the township rising to that place which its natural wealth of soil and forests claim for it.
Passage source: History of Allen County, Ohio. Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc, published 1885.
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 Amanda Township - it names this place 7 more 7 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 289 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 289 specimens collected within 10 miles of Conant between 1865 and 1975: 269 Animalia, 18 Fungi, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by *ood, Almen N., Adler, K. K., Amstutz, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819) | 1908 | Bureau of Fisheries | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Quadrula pustulosa (I.Lea, 1831) | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Lophanthus nepetoides (L.) Benth. | 1865 | Holzer, L. | Delphos |
 | Amanita frostiana (Peck) Sacc. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
 | Amanita rubescens Pers. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
 | Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
 | Flammula sapinea (Fr.) P.Kumm. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
 | Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima. |
 | Lactarius piperatus (L.) Pers. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
 | Lactarius pyrogalus (Bull.) Fr. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
| Lactarius subvelutinus Peck | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
All 289 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 Conant: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suever Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford (historical) | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Kemp | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Village Courts I | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Spencerville | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Village Courts II | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oakview | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Southworth | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Needmore (historical) | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048622. 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.