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Darlington, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44813. The Survey maps it on the Bellville quadrangle.

Darlington within Richland County

Then and now

1915 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Darlington, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Darlington, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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 county-history sources

6,407 words on this township

History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the Original Boundaries) ; Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest, a Complete History of Richland County ... Miscellaneous Matter, Map of the County, Biographies and Histories of ... the Most Prominent Families, &c., &c., published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Perry Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Hagerstown is the only tillage in East Perrj- Township. It derived this name from Christopher Hager. who first settled on the village site, the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 22, and the quarter-sections that corner with it. The first store was opened in the village as a branch of a Johnsville store, and was under the management of J. Cannon and a Mr. Algire. "William James was the first blacksmith. Through the influence of John Sherman, a post office was secured in 1860-61, l)earing the name of Hagersville. Much of the mail matter designed for this office went to Haysville, and, on suggestion of the Postmaster at the latter place, it was changed to Darlington, by which name the town is also known. p]. Ruhl was the first Postmaster. J. Zimmerla is proprietor of a grocery and notion store at this date, and M. Paxton has a dry-goods store, and is Postmaster.

Passage source: History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the Original Boundaries) ; Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest, a Complete History of Richland County ... Miscellaneous Matter, Map of the County, Biographies and Histories of ... the Most Prominent Families, &c., &c., published 1880.

Ministers of the Gospel followed the first settlers to the township, and the propagation of Christianity commenced with the commencement of the township. The second church in the southern part of the county was built in Perry Township. The first was called a union church, and was built - in Worthington Township, not far from where the Evangelical Church, known as the Four Corners Church, now stands.

Passage source: History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the Original Boundaries) ; Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest, a Complete History of Richland County ... Miscellaneous Matter, Map of the County, Biographies and Histories of ... the Most Prominent Families, &c., &c., published 1880.

In the winter of 1871-72, Rev. C. C. Ball held a protracted meeting at the Center Church, about forty accessions resulting therefrom. A Methodist Episcopal society was formed. The Trustees of Center Church refused them the use of the house longer, and, April 20, 1872, a meeting was held and preparations made for the erection of a church. Darlington was selected as a location, and the house - 34x46 - was built at a cash outlay of $1,600. Counting the lumber and timber donated, it would swell the cost to over .$2,000. C. C. Ball was the first minister. Rev. E. Buxton filled the charge in 1879 and 1880. The membership is nineteen. The Sabbath school was commenced in 1873, and A. C. Huntsman was Superintendent.

Passage source: History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the Original Boundaries) ; Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest, a Complete History of Richland County ... Miscellaneous Matter, Map of the County, Biographies and Histories of ... the Most Prominent Families, &c., &c., published 1880.

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 Perry Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 119 specimens collected within 10 miles of Darlington between 1879 and 1973: 105 Animalia, 10 Plantae, 4 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A.M.H., Aknown, Berra, T. M. (Tim M.) & Berra, T. M. (Tim M.) 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
Specimen of Osmunda claytoniana L.Osmunda claytoniana L.1896Wilkerson, E.Common in low grounds.
A photograph of the species Actitis macularius, not of this specimenActitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766)1879Porter collection, J.B.
A photograph of the species Porzana carolina, not of this specimenPorzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)1879Porter, J.B.
A photograph of the species Gallinago gallinago, not of this specimenGallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758)1881Porter, J.B.
A photograph of the species Rallus limicola, not of this specimenRallus limicola Vieillot, 18191881A.M.H.
A photograph of the species Nycticorax nycticorax, not of this specimenNycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)1882not recorded
A photograph of the species Phegopteris hexagonoptera, not of this specimenPhegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée1888Wilkinson, E.Lexington
A photograph of the species Coleosporium elephantopodis, not of this specimenColeosporium elephantopodis Thüm., 18781901Kellerman W. A.Lexington
Hypoxylon glomeratum Cooke1920C. G. Lloyd
A photograph of the species Bombus pensylvanicus, not of this specimenBombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)1924not recorded[state]
A photograph of the species Boloria bellona, not of this specimenBoloria bellona (Fabricius, 1775)1927not recorded
A photograph of the species Aglais milberti, not of this specimenAglais milberti (Godart, 1819)1929Wilfred Hemingway

All 119 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Darlington: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bellville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Derwacter S & G Belleville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lexington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Richland County

Storms near this place

1 since 2022

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darlington in 1 storm report between 2022 and 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDarlington-Several trees downed along 600 block of Clever Road in Bellville.

Every storm recorded in Richland 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
Bangorville2.6 miles12
Lexington6.5 miles14
Gatton Rock7.0 miles14
Lockhart7.1 miles14
Hanley Village8.3 miles14
Butler9.5 miles14
Hastings9.7 miles13
Alta10.3 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064508. 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.