Eber, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43160. The Survey maps it on the Washington Court House quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 80 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
11 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.
- 1906 USGS Mt Sterling quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Washington Court House quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Washington Court House quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Washington Court House quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the 1914 county history
6,189 words on this townshipThe county history of 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Union Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Union Township - 6,189 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 234 shownMuseums hold 234 specimens collected within 10 miles of Eber between 1882 and 1975: 221 Animalia, 7 Plantae, 6 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bowles, P. (Pearl), Brubaker, J. A. & Higgins, Brubaker, J. A. & Link, B. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Podosphaera clandestina var. clandestina (Wallr.) Lév. | 1882 | Kellerman, W.A. | America borealis: prope Lancaster, Ohio, in foliis Spiraeae tomentosae. |
![]() | Spiraea tomentosa L. | 1882 | Kellerman, W.A. | America borealis: prope Lancaster, Ohio, in foliis Spiraeae tomentosae. |
![]() | Phellinus ferruginosus (Schrad.) Pat. | 1898 | Lloyd, C.G. | College Hill, Ohio |
![]() | Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview, Fayette, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview Sta., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview Sta., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Falco rusticolus obsoletus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Washington C.H., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
| Tiphiidae | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Madison, Fayette Co., Ohio, USA | |
![]() | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | water unknown, #10 Fayette Co, n/a, township n/a |
![]() | Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay, 1881 | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | Sugar Creek, near NE corner of Clinton County OH locality is approximate based off Fishes of Ohio distribution map |
![]() | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | SW Wayne Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio |
![]() | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | SW Wayne Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio |
All 234 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
5 since 2013The National Weather Service names Eber in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eber | $1,000 | Power lines were downed. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eber | $1,000 | Tree limbs were reported down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eber | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Route 41 north of Washington Court House and another tree was down on Creek Road due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Eber | - | High water was reported on numerous roads across Fayette County. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Eber | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luray | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hagler | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jonesboro | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Oaks | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Court House | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cunningham | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Parrott | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Jasper Mills | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062744. 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.





















