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Eagle City, Ohio

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in German Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45504. It stands on Dry Run. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle.

Eagle City within Clark County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Eagle City, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Eagle City, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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 1881 county history

9,092 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 German Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on German Township - 9,092 words.

Fires nearby

5 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Eagle City between 2002 and 2002, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
23 February 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
25 October 2002Naturalunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 October 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 October 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 651 shown

Museums hold 651 specimens collected within 10 miles of Eagle City between 1840 and 1975: 393 Animalia, 213 Plantae, 44 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 73.7; J.H., A. Barron, A. N. Leeds 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 651 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

7 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Eagle City: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
County Line Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
County Line Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eagle City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Eagle City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Smith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms nearby

4 since 2014

The National Weather Service names Eagle City in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2019Tornado (EF0)Eagle City$45,000The tornado first touched down on Fox Hollow Road in German Township, where a few large trees were knocked down or snapped, and several sections of fencing were blown down.||Damage was then observed at a mobile home park on Upper Valley Pike. Roof and awning damage was noted at several homes. One unoccupied home had its roof removed entirely, and the roof was found lofted over a stand of trees into a field about 150 feet to the north. Insulation from the home was also noted to be scattered in the trees high off the ground. Winds at this location were estimated to be as high as 70 MPH.||Further to the east, two semi trailers were blown over near an industrial facility on Baker Road. Just north of this facility, a large tree was uprooted.||Within the city limits of Springfield, one tree was snapped along US Route 68. A few soccer nets were blown over at the Eagle City Soccer Complex, and an outbuilding at the complex sustained minor damage. This was the last known location in which damage could be determined to be caused by the tornado.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEagle City$2,000Several trees were downed near Northridge Drive.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindEagle City$1,000A large tree was downed due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2015FloodEagle City-A vehicle was stuck in high water at the intersection of Kappel Drive and Villa Road.

Every storm 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
Upper Fox Hollow1.5 miles15
Walnut Hills1.7 miles15
Terra Cella Manor1.8 miles15
Westridge1.9 miles15
Seans Woods1.9 miles15
Jacksonville2.0 miles15
Ridgewood2.1 miles15
Owl Town (historical)2.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064571. 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.

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.