Dutchtown, Ohio
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Sandy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44656. The Survey maps it on the Mineral City quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 82 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
17 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.
- 1912 USGS Dover quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Dover quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Dover quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mineral City quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mineral City quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mineral City quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mineral City quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mineral City quadrangle1:24000
In the 1884 county history
5,387 words on this townshipThe county history of 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Sandy Township covers organization, physical features, canal and railroads, lands, pioneers, schools and industries.
Read the chapter on Sandy Township - 5,387 words.
Fires nearby
26 since 2003The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Dutchtown between 2003 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15797 |
| 26 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5065 |
| 2 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1105 |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13148 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 265 shownMuseums hold 265 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dutchtown between 1851 and 1973: 167 Animalia, 85 Plantae, 13 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A W Cusick, A. Cibula, A. Cobula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Juncus tenuis Willd. | 1902 | Schaffner, J.H. | Brusk Lake, Champaign co., Ohio |
![]() | Stegocintractia junci (Schwein.) M.Piepenbr. | 1902 | Schaffner, J.H. | Brusk Lake, Champaign co., Ohio |
![]() | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | 1936 | Heintzelmann, C.E. | Camp Tuscazoar, Zoarville. |
![]() | Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Anemone canadensis L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Cardamine douglassii Britton | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canae Docus [??] [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover?] |
![]() | Delphinium tricorne Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Dover |
![]() | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Silene virginica L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Downs [Canal Dover] |
All 265 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 15 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Dutchtown: 9 producers, 4 past producers, 2 plants. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Mine | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Corundite Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Edgar Spring Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Fairfield Mines & Mill | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Plant | ||
| Fairfield Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Zoar Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Zoar Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Oster Sand & Gravel Bolivar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandyville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zoar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral City | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sandyville | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sandy Valley Estates | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Valley Junction | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Zoarville | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Zoar | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Somerdale | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Wilkshire Hills | 3.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062457. 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.




























