Conotton, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44695. It stands on Scott Run. The Survey maps it on the Bowerston quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 92 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
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.
- 1902 USGS Scio quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Scio quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Bowerston quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Bowerston quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Bowerston quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Bowerston quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
6 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Conotton between 2002 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15858 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 92 shownMuseums hold 92 specimens collected within 10 miles of Conotton between 1889 and 1971: 70 Animalia, 19 Plantae, 3 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Conan J. Taylor, Dalton, C., Dalton, J. (J) & Dalton, T., Davis, H.A.; Davis, T. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Oxalis stricta L. | 1889 | L. Dickerson | |
![]() | Solanum emulans Raf. | 1889 | L. Dickerson | |
![]() | Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Eurynia dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(3 mi above) |
![]() | Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin, 1791) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Cardamine bulbosa (Schreb. ex Muhl.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. | 1905 | Ortmann, A.E. | Bowerston |
| Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd. | 1911 | Sterki | along B.& O. Ry, 2 mi NE of Uhrichsville | |
| Carex annectens (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell | 1914 | Sterki | along B & O Ry, 2 mi NE of Uhrichsville |
All 92 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Conotton: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerston | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bowerston Shale Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
6 since 2008The National Weather Service names Conotton in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flood | Conotton | $50,000 | State Route 151 closed northwest of Scio due to flooding. Standing water was observed over State Route 646 near Scio and Annapolis. High water was recorded going through a backyard off a nearby creek. State 164 closed north of Amsterdam due to flooding. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Conotton | $8,000 | Law enforcement and the county emergency manager reports that Conotton Creek is out of its banks and flooding State Route 151 in Scio and several secondary roads in Conotton. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Conotton | $5,000 | Emergency management reported SR 151 between Scio and Conotton closed due to flooding. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conotton | $2,000 | A tree was brought down on State Route 151. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conotton | $2,000 | Emergency management reported large tree limbs down. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Conotton | - | Local law enforcement stated that State Route 151 was closed due to high water for a short time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerston | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Scio | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| West Shore Cottage Area | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Tappan | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hanover | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| East Shore Cottage Area | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Smithdale (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056834. 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.
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.






















