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Dolly Varden, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45368. It stands on Lisbon Fork. The Survey maps it on the South Charleston quadrangle.

Dolly Varden within Clark County

Then and now

1907 to 1986

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 Dolly Varden, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Dolly Varden, surveyed 1907

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.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Madison township, in the words of 1881.

1881, Madison Township

The Soldiers Of 1 86 1-05

Madison Township soldiers have a record of which her people may well lie proud. From that memorable day in April, 1861, when hostile traitor hands struck tlio old flag, and hostile batteries converged their murderous fires on Sumter, until the day of proud and lasting victory at Appomattox, the sons of Madison Township, with their lives and all they held dear, were at the service of the country and on the side of the Union.

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In the 1881 county history

79,197 words on this township

The county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Madison Township - 79,197 words.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,145 shown

Museums hold 1,145 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dolly Varden between 1840 and 1975: 748 Animalia, 301 Plantae, 94 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 73.7; J.H., ?, A. Barron 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 Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) BlasdellCystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell1878Beardslee, H.C.near Springfield
Specimen of Urocystis colchici (Schltdl.) Rabenh.Urocystis colchici (Schltdl.) Rabenh.1916W.G. Stover; E.C. Leonardnear Springfield
Specimen of Ustilago heufleri FuckelUstilago heufleri Fuckel1917E.R. Leonard
A photograph of the species Caulophyllum thalictroides, not of this specimenCaulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Staphylea trifolia, not of this specimenStaphylea trifolia L.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Funaria hygrometrica, not of this specimenFunaria hygrometrica Hedw.1846not recordedSpringfield
A photograph of the species Bryhnia graminicolor, not of this specimenBryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout1870J. W. Eckfeldtnear Springfield
A photograph of the species Bryum pseudotriquetrum, not of this specimenBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum (Schreb.) Lilj.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Hygroamblystegium tenax, not of this specimenHygroamblystegium tenax subsp. orthocladon (P.Beauv.) Wijk & Margad.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Schwetschkeopsis denticulata, not of this specimenSchwetschkeopsis denticulata (Sull.) Broth.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Amblystegium serpens, not of this specimenAmblystegium serpens var. angustifolium H.Lindb. ex Limpr.1871H. J. BiddlecomeSpringfield
A photograph of the species Asterella tenella, not of this specimenAsterella tenella (L.) P.Beauv.1871Hannah J. BiddlecomeSpringfield

All 1,145 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

4 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dolly Varden: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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
Springfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Springfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Springfield Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Springfield Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark 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
Thorps2.7 miles14
Lisbon3.3 miles12
South Charleston3.3 miles12
Cortsville3.5 miles12
Pitchin3.7 miles14
Selma3.9 miles12
Oxtoby (historical)4.1 miles14
Locustgrove4.5 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064546. 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.