BlockEast Union, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Stock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43779. It stands on West Fork East Fork Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sarahsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 85 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
10 surveys from 12 printed 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.
- 1909 USGS Summerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Summerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Sarahsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Senecaville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Senecaville Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Sarahsville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
11,712 words on this townshipHistory of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887 names this settlement in its chapter on Stock Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Among the early settlers of Stock Township was William Young. He emigrated to this section with his family in the fall of 1825, and entered a section of land near East Union. He was bom in Rhode Island. His parents were of Scotch nativity, and came to the United States some time before the Revolution. The children of William Young were Celia, Thomas J., William J., Mary A., Henry J., Itobert, George, John Q. and Amie, only three of whom are now living, Henry J., John Q. and Celia Beemer.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
Eli Curtis built the first brick house in the township, in the year 1828. John Biven did the carpenter work for him. In those days a brick building was looked upon as an unprecedented piece of extravagance. . Martin Crow, Enoch Grandon, William Smith and John McBride erected brick houses from 1836 to 1840. James Archer (of Joseph) erected the first brick house near East Union about 1841.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
John King was born in West Vir ginia, in iJS(H). lie came in 1S15 and settled on what is known as the Smith farm, in Stock Township; he became the owner of five hundred acres of land near East Union. He died in 1877, aged seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1879. Their children were Samuel, Nancy, John, Elijah, Nelson, Hannah, William and Martha. Samuel was l)om in 1825, and married in 1847 Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Snyder. They have twelve children: Martha, John W., Rachael J., James S , Melissa, Albert. Charles H., Robert S., Abraham, Josephine, Ruth A. and Lucy J}.
Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.
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 Stock Township - it names this place 9 more 9 times.
Fires near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of East Union between 2012 and 2020, burning about 9 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 | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15251 |
| 16 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15812 |
| 17 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11648 |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7068 |
| 14 November 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 2465 |
| 31 January 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 88 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 88 specimens collected within 10 miles of East Union between 1860 and 1974: 70 Animalia, 12 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adams, W., Adler, K. K., Adler, K. K. & Dennis, D. M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | 1860 | unknown | state route 77, 2 m ENE of Summerfield along Sunfish Creek |
 | Trillium sessile L. | 1884 | not recorded | Macksburg |
 | Colletotrichum trifolii Bain | 1911 | Scarberry J. J. | MACKSBURG |
 | Erysiphe polygoni DC. | 1912 | E. Bartholomew | Caldwell |
 | Populus tremuloides Michx. | 1922 | Davis, H.A. | Marion |
 | Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Seneca Twp., Noble Co., Ohio |
 | Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Seneca Twp., Noble Co., Ohio |
 | Carpiodes cyprinus hinei Trautman, 1956 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Seneca Fork, trib. of Wills Creek, extreme northern Marion Twp. |
 | Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) | 1929 | MB Trautman | Trib. of the Seneca Fork of Wills Creek, northern Marion Twp. |
 | Notropis deliciosus (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Duck Creek, within Ex west Jefferson township, near Harriettsville, Jefferson township |
 | Notropis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Duck Creek, within Ex west Jefferson township, near Harriettsville, Jefferson township |
 | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Seneca Fork Wills Creek, within Marion township, near Batesville, Marion township |
All 88 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of East Union: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zergers Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Zergers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Union in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Union | $10,000 | A report of several uprooted trees was relayed. |
| March 2008 | Flood | East Union | $5,000 | Emergency management reported roads flooded east of Caldwell. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Union | $200 | A member of the public reported large limbs blown down onto a vehicle in Summerfield, Ohio. |
| May 2018 | Flood | East Union | - | Local law enforcement reported flooding on County Route 260, 78, and 724. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | East Union | - | Flooding in East Union. Routes 260, 513, and 78 closed by flooding. In the Summerfield area, Routes 5A, 6, and 16 closed by flooding. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | East Union | - | In eastern Noble Co, Route 78 flooded near Summerfield; Route 260 flooded near Carlisle; and Route 513 and County Rd 6 flooded near East Union. Flood waters from Beaver Creek near Batesville, continued the flooding through 930 AM EDT on 16th. |
| May 2016 | Hail | East Union | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fredericksdale | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fulda | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Center (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Vorhies (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Summerfield | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Steamtown | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Whigville | 4.4 miles | 13 |
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 East Union | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5329583 | The 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 1064591. 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.