Corning, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43730. It lies in Happy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Corning quadrangle. 488 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCorning fell from 583 to 488 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 583 | |
| 2020 | 488 | -95 (-16%) |
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 Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
3,203 words on this township1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Monroe Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Monroe was, for many years, far from market, even with such surlus products as she had to dispose of. Athens, New Lexington and McConnellsville were the nearest markets. All this is changed now. With the building of the Ohio Central, and the establishment of stations at Rendville, Corning, Buckingham and Borbec, the people of the township have as good facilities for shipment, and for coming and going, as any others in the county. |
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
Millertown was laid out in 1834, by Jacob Miller. It is located upon a high piece of ground, between the east and west branches of Sunday Creek, and is less than a mile from the new town of Corning. There is from a point a little above Millertown, one of the finest outlooks in Southern Ohio. Millertown has a physician, store, hotel, church, severel shops, and had, according to the census of 1880, eighty-four inhabitants.
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
Ferrara was laid out by Nelson Rodgers and James Taylor, in 1871, at the time the Atlantic and Lake Erie Railroad was projected. The railroad failed for the time, and Ferrara has remained a paper town, or almost so, ever since. Ferrara is situated between Corning and Rendville, in a nice, conspicuous place, and several new houses have lately been erected in it. ,
Passage source: 1883 History Perry County, Ohio, published 1883.
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 Monroe Township - it names this place 7 more 7 times.
Fires near this place
23 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Corning between 2009 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | ALDER |
| 11 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | MILLER TOWN RD |
| 23 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | MUNCY |
| 2 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11385 |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | WATER WORKS |
| 26 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Wayne National Forest | CONGO |
| 16 April 2019 | Other causes | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15170 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 89 specimens collected within 10 miles of Corning between 1890 and 1971: 64 Animalia, 13 Plantae, 8 Fungi, 4 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Coker W. C., Conan J. Taylor, Duvel, J.W.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | 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 |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville | |
![]() | Puccinia coronata f. coronata | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Puccinia punctata Link | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman |
All 89 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corning in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2000 | Flash Flood | Corning | $100,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms fell over the headwaters of Sunday Creek, north of town. The water surged through the town, flooding several buildings. The American Legion building had about 8 inches of water inside. The rail bed to the Conrail tracks was damaged. The cooperative observer at New Lexington measured 2.9 inches of rain in a 24 hour period that included this time span. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $30,000 | The county sheriff reported numerous trees were knocked down. A few homes received minor damage. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $5,000 | Trees fell onto power lines, knocking out the electricity. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $4,000 | Multiple trees were downed in the Corning area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | Multiple downed trees blocked the road outside the Corning township. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. As they fell, they also took down a power line. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Corning | $2,000 | State Route 155 at the intersection with Congo Road was closed due to flooding along the West Branch of Sunday Creek. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $500 | In Corning, a tree was blown down along Township Road 291 SE. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $250 | A tree was blown down onto Comly Street in Corning. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Corning | - | The hail damaged a garden. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millertown | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Rendville | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hamburg (historical) | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Congo | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hatfield | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Drakes | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Chapel Hill | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Buckingham | 2.7 miles | 15 |
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 Corning | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2668799 | 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 1075635. 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.
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.






















