Dwyer, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Miami Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45439. It stands on Holes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dayton South quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 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
14 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.
- 1913 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Dayton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:100000
In the 1882 county history
25,484 words on this townshipThe county history of 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Miami Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Miami Township - 25,484 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 495 shownMuseums hold 495 specimens collected within 10 miles of Dwyer between 1835 and 1975: 333 Animalia, 93 Plantae, 60 Fungi, 4 Protozoa, 4 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A JOHN, A JOHN AND W E DUELLMAN, A. E. Foeerste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Hypericum mutilum subsp. mutilum | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Germantown |
![]() | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | 1881 | Foerste AF | |
![]() | Geaster limbatus Fr. | 1883 | A. E. Foeerste | Dayton |
![]() | Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. | 1836 | C. W. Short | Dayton |
![]() | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1837 | van Cleve, John W. | 3 mi. north of Dayton |
![]() | Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt. | 1838 | J. W. Van Cleve | Dayton |
![]() | Allium canadense L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. 1 mi. northeast. |
![]() | Cardamine L. | 1839 | Sanders, Alfred; J.J. Nagel, J.G. Haupt. | Dayton. 1 mile east. |
![]() | Cassia marilandica L. | 1839 | Sanders, Alfred | Dayton |
![]() | Cynoglossum officinale L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. Suburbs E. |
![]() | Iris versicolor L. | 1839 | not recorded | Dayton. 2 mi. south |
![]() | Nuphar advena (Aiton) Aiton | 1839 | Sanders, Mrs.; J.G. Haupt | Dayton |
All 495 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 16 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Dwyer: 9 producers, 7 past producers. 9 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Sand & Gravel Co. Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broadway Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broadway Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Carter & Webb Incorporated | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hilltop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jackson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jackson Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moraine Materials Pit No 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
9 since 2013The National Weather Service names Dwyer in 9 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dwyer | $5,000 | A residential street was inundated by high water up to the bottom of car doors in West Carrollton due to heavy rainfall. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $1,000 | A large tree was downed, blocking Alex Bell Road and Ladera Trail. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $1,000 | A large tree fell and was blocking the southbound lane of Lamme Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $1,000 | A large section of a tree was snapped off. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Munger Road due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $1,000 | One healthy tree was downed in the area due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $100 | A large tree limb fell on a house. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dwyer | $100 | A large branch was blown onto the roof of a house. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Dwyer | - | High water was reported near the intersection of Hollyhock Drive and Homedale Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Shores | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Moraine | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| South Dale | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Berkley Heights | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Short Hills | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| West Carrollton | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gem City Estates | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kettering | 2.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1059124. 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.
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.

























