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Dean, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Elizabeth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45659. It lies in Peter Cave Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Pedro quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Dean within Lawrence County

Then and now

1898 to 2002

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dean (historical), surveyed 2002
Topographic sheet of Dean (historical), surveyed 1898

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.

Fires nearby

344 since 1992

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Dean (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,021 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 123 were 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
Arson/incendiarism123
Debris and open burning94
Missing data/not specified/undetermined77
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony11
Other causes10
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresWayne National ForestFALSE ALARM 09/09
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWayne National ForestSR 93
29 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 September 2007Smoking1.0 acresWayne National ForestPEDRO #2 FIRE
26 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWayne National ForestST. MARY'S CHURCH #1
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWayne National ForestKIMBLE RIDGE-#2
26 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWayne National ForestSLAB FORK
24 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresWayne National ForestPEDRO #1 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 320 shown

Museums hold 320 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dean (historical) between 1890 and 1975: 249 Animalia, 41 Plantae, 30 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Avery W. B., Bartley, F., C. Kennedy 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 Aecidium clematidis DC.Aecidium clematidis DC.1896F.L. Stevens
Specimen of Phyllosticta Pers., 1818Phyllosticta Pers., 18181896F.L. Stevens
Specimen of Meigeniella hinei Coquillett, 1902Meigeniella hinei Coquillett, 19021899[Not Stated]Hanging Rock
A photograph of the species Coleosporium solidaginis, not of this specimenColeosporium solidaginis (Schwein.) Thüm.1890SchneckHanging Rock
A photograph of the species Bryoandersonia illecebra, not of this specimenBryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H.Rob.1892W. C. Werner
A photograph of the species Campylophyllum hispidulum, not of this specimenCampylophyllum hispidulum (Brid.) Hedenäs1892W. C. Werner
A photograph of the species Coleosporium vernoniae, not of this specimenColeosporium vernoniae Berk. & Curt.1892Carver Wm.Ironton
A photograph of the species Dicranella heteromalla, not of this specimenDicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp.1892W. C. Werner
A photograph of the species Ditrichum pallidum, not of this specimenDitrichum pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe1892W. C. WernerIronton
A photograph of the species Fissidens adianthoides, not of this specimenFissidens adianthoides Hedw.1892W. C. Werner
A photograph of the species Frullania asagrayana, not of this specimenFrullania asagrayana Mont.1892W. C. WernerIronton.
A photograph of the species Hedwigia ciliata, not of this specimenHedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P.Beauv.1892W. C. WernerIronton

All 320 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

9 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Dean (historical): 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, Coal, 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
Pedro Mine & MillClay, Coal, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Brohard PitClayProducer
Maquette Cement QuarryClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Pedro MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Pedro PlantClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Pinkston Clay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Pinkston Clay MineClayPast Producer
Superior Plant & Quarry CementClayProducer
Superior Shale Quarry-Bear RunClayProducer

Every working recorded in Lawrence 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
Bartles0.8 miles13
Center Station1.1 miles13
Cannons Creek1.8 miles13
Lawrence2.1 miles13
Lawrence Furnace2.2 miles13
Pedro2.8 miles13
Lisman2.8 miles13
Vernon3.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1050567. 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.