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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Crosswick, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45068. It stands on Satterthwaites Run. The Survey maps it on the Waynesville quadrangle.

Crosswick within Warren County

Then and now

1913 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Crosswick, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Crosswick, surveyed 1913

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 sheets

Matched 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.

In the 1882 county history

18,319 words on this township

The county history of 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Wayne Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 18,319 words.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,692 shown

Museums hold 1,692 specimens collected within 10 miles of Crosswick between 1844 and 1974: 1,584 Animalia, 50 Plantae, 45 Fungi, 11 Unrecorded, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, ANSEL JOHN 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Polyporus dryophilus, not of this specimenPolyporus dryophilus Berk.1844Lea T. G.Waynesville
A photograph of the species Lampsilis ovata, not of this specimenLampsilis ovata (Say, 1817)1862Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, not of this specimenPtychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)1862Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Actinonaias ligamentina, not of this specimenActinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819)1879Whiteaves, Joseph F.Little Miami Riv., Warren Co.
A photograph of the species Megalonaias gigantea, not of this specimenMegalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823)1879Whiteaves, Joseph F.Great Miami Riv.
A photograph of the species Saponaria officinalis, not of this specimenSaponaria officinalis L.1881not recordedLebanon
A photograph of the species Achillea millefolium, not of this specimenAchillea millefolium subsp. millefolium1884Bennett, F.G.Lebanon
A photograph of the species Agrostemma githago, not of this specimenAgrostemma githago L.1884Bennerht, F.G.Lebanon
A photograph of the species Anthemis cotula, not of this specimenAnthemis cotula L.1884Bennett, F.G.[Lebanon]
A photograph of the species Asclepias syriaca, not of this specimenAsclepias syriaca L.1884Berrerlt, F.G.near Lebanon
A photograph of the species Calystegia sepium, not of this specimenCalystegia sepium (L.) R.Br.1884not recordedLebanon
A photograph of the species Campsis radicans, not of this specimenCampsis radicans (L.) Bureau1884Bennett, F.G.Near Lebanon

All 1,692 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

6 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Crosswick: 2 plants, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lytle Pit & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Spring Valley Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Spring Valley Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Spring Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Waynesville Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilson Site Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant

Every working recorded in Warren County

Storms nearby

18 since 2008

The National Weather Service names Crosswick in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023FloodCrosswick1 killedHigh water was reported in the Waynesville area. An 11 year old boy was killed when he fell into a flooded ditch. M11IW.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$25,000Multiple trees and power poles were broken at U.S. 42 and Ohio Route 73.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$25,000A storm survey confirmed that a microburst from a thunderstorm produced damage to numerous trees and power poles in the area.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$10,000A dozen trees were downed, along with some fencing, in the 7000 block of Old Stage Road.
June 2008HailCrosswick$6,000Several trees were knocked down along State Route 73 just west of Waynesville as well.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$1,000Two trees were downed.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$1,000A tree was downed in Waynesville due to thunderstorm winds.
January 2012FloodCrosswick$1,000High water was reported across Corwin Avenue due to heavy rain.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$500A large limb was knocked down near the intersection of OH-73 and U.S. 42 near Waynesville.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCrosswick$500Several tree limbs were downed along Old Stage Road.
April 2025FloodCrosswick-High water was reported across parts of U.S. Route 42 in Wayne Township.
June 2019FloodCrosswick-High water resulted in a road closure near the intersection of Corwin Road and Main Street in Wayne Township.
June 2019FloodCrosswick-South Main Street was closed due to high water.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindCrosswick-Gust was measured on a personal weather station.
February 2025HailCrosswick-no account filed
September 2015HailCrosswick-no account filed
August 2012HailCrosswick-no account filed
September 2012HailCrosswick-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Warren County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Waynesville1.1 miles13
Corwin1.3 miles13
Edgewood (historical)3.1 miles13
Mount Holly3.1 miles13
Lytle3.2 miles13
Venable (historical)3.7 miles13
Harveysburg4.6 miles13
Kenricksville4.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062722. 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.