Deering, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45638. It lies in Derifield Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Kitts Hill quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 2002The 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 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.
- 1898 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kitts Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Kitts Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Kitts Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Kitts Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Kitts Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
94 since 1992The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Deering between 1992 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2204 |
| 30 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | CABIN |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | LONE TREE |
| 24 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | FALSE ALARM 07/24 |
| 2 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | BUSHEL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 859 shownMuseums hold 859 specimens collected within 10 miles of Deering between 1840 and 1972: 590 Animalia, 143 Fungi, 103 Plantae, 20 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Archer W. A., Avery W. B., Balser, G. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Microsphaera alni (DC.) G.Winter | 1892 | W.A. Kellerman | Symmes Creek |
![]() | Aecidium clematidis DC. | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | |
![]() | Meigeniella hinei Coquillett, 1902 | 1899 | [Not Stated] | Hanging Rock |
![]() | Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. | 1840 | Short, C.W. | along Ohio River |
![]() | Eragrostis reptans (Michx.) Nees | 1880 | T Meehan | |
![]() | Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Big Sandy River, near mouth |
![]() | Coleosporium solidaginis (Schwein.) Thüm. | 1890 | Schneck | Hanging Rock |
![]() | Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H.Rob. | 1892 | W. C. Werner | |
![]() | Campylophyllum hispidulum (Brid.) Hedenäs | 1892 | W. C. Werner | |
![]() | Coleosporium vernoniae Berk. & Curt. | 1892 | Carver Wm. | Ironton |
![]() | Dicranella heteromalla (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1892 | W. C. Werner | |
![]() | Ditrichum pallidum (Hedw.) Hampe | 1892 | W. C. Werner | Ironton |
All 859 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
6 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Deering: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armco Steel/ Ashland, Ky. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Ashland Oil/ Catlettsburg, Ky. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Brammer Const Co Pit No 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ironton Plant Number 85 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jerrys Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestdale | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sunrise | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sheridan | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Rock Camp | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Three Oaks | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Coal Grove | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Essex | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Clearview | 4.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1075699. 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.
























