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Dublin, Ohio

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43017. It stands on Indian Run. The Survey maps it on the Northwest Columbus quadrangle. 49,328 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 830 feet above sea level.

Dublin within Franklin County

Then and now

1901 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Dublin, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Dublin, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 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

333 words on this township

History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858 names this settlement in its chapter on Washington Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

This township was set off and organized by its present name in 1809.. It then comprised all of what is now Washington, all of Perry and Norwich, and part of Brown; and was composed of parts of the original townships of Franklin, Darby and Liberty. The fii'st settlement in this township was commenced in the neighborhood of where Dublin now stands, about the year 1801 or 1802. Amongst the first settlers were old Mr. Ludwick Sells, from Huntington County, Pennsylvania, and his family of sons, Samuel, Peter, Benjamin and William ; the latter one of whom is still living, in the town of Dublin. An older brother, John Sells, also removed into the same neighborhood in 1808 or 1809. In 1818, he laid out the town of Dublin, which soon became a pleasant and healthy village, and of late years a place of considerable business, with a population of some three or four hundred ; a fair proportion of stores, taverns, and mechanics, and a good mill in the immedi- ate vicinity. There are four churches in the town - Methodist, Presbyterian, Newlight and Christian - all have their church buildings. Beside the churches in town, there is a respectable German Lutheran Church within a mile or two of the village, erected within the last year. In the west part of the township the religious meetings are principally held in the school houses.

Passage source: History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858.

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 Washington Township.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 2,552 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,552 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dublin between 1804 and 1975: 2,458 Animalia, 45 Plantae, 29 Fungi, 17 Chromista, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C Whitney, A. J. P., A. J. Penniman 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 Juniperus virginiana, not of this specimenJuniperus virginiana var. virginiana1804Dr. PaddockWorthington
A photograph of the species Platanthera psycodes, not of this specimenPlatanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.1805J. R. PaddockWorthington
A photograph of the species Carex comosa, not of this specimenCarex comosa Boott1809Collector unknownWorthington, O. [Inferred county from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Helodium paludosum, not of this specimenHelodium paludosum (Austin) Austin ex Broth.1840Collector unspecified"4 miles west of Columbus"
A photograph of the species Serpoleskea confervoides, not of this specimenSerpoleskea confervoides (Brid.) Loeske1842W. S. Sullivant6 miles above Columbus
A photograph of the species Vireo olivaceus, not of this specimenVireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766)1870not recordedFranklin, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Chaetura pelagica, not of this specimenChaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758)1873J M Wheaton
A photograph of the species Polioptila caerulea, not of this specimenPolioptila caerulea caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)1875Muriealin, JFlint?
A photograph of the species Ameiurus melas, not of this specimenAmeiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)1897United States Bureau of Fisheries, R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonOhio, Scioto River, Franklin County
A photograph of the species Ameiurus nebulosus, not of this specimenAmeiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)1897R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonOlentangy River, Franklin County, Ohio
A photograph of the species Etheostoma blennioides, not of this specimenEtheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque, 18191897not recordedOlentangy River, Franklin County, Franklin County, township n/a
A photograph of the species Hybopsis amblops, not of this specimenHybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820)1897R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonOlentangy River, Franklin County, Ohio

All 2,552 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

47 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dublin in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 26 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
January 1997Thunderstorm WindDublin1 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindDublin$100,000A large swath of trees were downed across the northern Columbus suburbs, with major damage to several homes and buildings from falling trees. More trees were downed on the southeast side of Columbus.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindDublin$30,000A storm left a long narrow path of damage across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were downed and an office trailer was overturned.
July 1997Tornado (F0)Dublin$30,000A tornado made a brief touchdown in an area where downbursts were also occurring. Several homes received minor damage and numerous trees were downed.
August 2003Flash FloodDublin$20,000Sawmill and Smoky Row Roads were flooded with several vehicles stranded in high water. Numerous homes had basement flooding.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindDublin$15,000Several trees were downed and a barn was damaged.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDublin$15,000Numerous trees were uprooted and several others partially downed on Cranston Drive due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindDublin$10,000Twelve power poles were downed.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDublin$10,000Power poles were snapped and wires were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000Downed tree limbs and power lines blocked the roadway near Brand and Coffman Roads due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000Numerous trees downed. Three-quarter inch hail also fell.
August 2000HailDublin$5,000Nickel size hail fell and some trees were knocked down in Dublin.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000Strong winds caused downed trees just east of Dublin. Also, dime size hail occurred in Columbus, Hilliard, and Westerville.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000Trees downed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000Trees were downed.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindDublin$5,000no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDublin$3,000Multiple trees were reported knocked down.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDublin$3,000A tree fell onto an SUV.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindDublin$3,000Trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindDublin$3,000Large tree limbs were downed. One tree 60 feet tall and three feet in diameter was knocked down as well.
June 1999HailDublin$3,000One inch hail was also reported. Trees were knocked down, and a few were stripped by the larger 1.25 inch hail.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDublin$2,000Multiple large branches were downed across U.S. 33 East.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindDublin$2,000A few trees were downed in the Dublin area.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDublin$2,000Several large branches were reported down around the Dublin area due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDublin$2,000Three trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindDublin$2,000A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindDublin$1,000A large decaying tree was downed.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDublin$1,000A large tree branch fell onto a house.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindDublin$1,000A 19 inch diameter branch was downed due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2011Flash FloodDublin$1,000Street flooding and standing water in yards due to heavy rainfall was reported on the north side of Dublin.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindDublin$100A large tree limb was downed.
September 2019HailDublin-Several reports of 1 to 1.75 inch diameter hail were received from the Dublin area.
July 2013Heavy RainDublin-A stream in Coffman Park came 2 feet out of its banks due to heavy rainfall.
March 2012FloodDublin-Street flooding and ponding of water in low lying areas occurred due to heavy rain.
April 2026HailDublin-no account filed
April 2024HailDublin-no account filed
July 2012HailDublin-no account filed
July 2012HailDublin-no account filed
March 2012HailDublin-no account filed
March 2011HailDublin-no account filed
March 2011HailDublin-no account filed
April 2011HailDublin-no account filed
March 2011HailDublin-no account filed
April 2011HailDublin-no account filed
May 2011HailDublin-no account filed
August 2003HailDublin-no account filed
May 2002HailDublin-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin 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
Shire Cove2.7 miles17
Sandy Corners2.7 miles16
Ashleigh Village2.9 miles16
Davidson Run3.1 miles17
Carrington Place3.3 miles16
River Landings3.4 miles17
Linworth3.5 miles17
Britton Farms3.6 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on DublinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q988937The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056264. 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.

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.