Edgerton, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in St. Joseph Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43517. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edgerton quadrangle. 1,881 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 840 feet above sea level.

Edgerton within Williams County

Then and now

1914 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Edgerton, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Edgerton, surveyed 1914

On record in Edgerton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 9 records

Krose, H., Planing-millMill, in the atlas of 1901 to 1913
German Lutheran ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1901 to 1908
Christian ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1901
Edgerton Milling CoMill, in the atlas of 1913
Farnham, E. A., Sawmill formerly)Mill, in the atlas of 1901
Methodist Episcopal Church, 1Church, in the atlas of 1913
Roman Catholic ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1913
St. Paul's German Reformed ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1901
Wanamaker & Oo., Saw and Pin-millMill, in the atlas of 1901

Population over time

2 figures

Edgerton fell from 2,012 to 1,881 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	2,012
2020	1,881	-131 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed 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.

1914 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:62500
1943 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1961 USGS Edgerton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1986 USGS Defiance quadrangle1:100000

In the county-history sources

3,214 words on this township

The County of Williams : a History of Williams County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Townships ; Also a Biographical Department, published 1905 names this settlement in its chapter on St. Joseph Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Samuel Holton is entitled to the honor of being the first settler, he having emigrated to the St. Joseph valley in the autumn of 1827. He settled on Fish Creek, one mile north of Edgerton, on what is now known as the Burkhart farm. It is claimed by some that one John Zediker, who came from Pennsylvania, was in the township as early as 1821-22, but this is merely supposition, and the honor of being the first pioneer of the township is generally accorded to Samuel Holton. It might be added here that he also contests with James Guthrie (who is mentioned in connection with Springfield township) the honor of being the first permanent settler in the county. The reader can decide for himself in the conflict of opinion. Mr. Holton purchased land in the vicinity mentioned, on Fish Creek, and there built his cabin and established a home. Other families arrived soon afterwards and became near neighbors of Mr. Holton, but it must be remembered that "near neighbors" in those days mieht be separated by several miles. For some time after this little settlement was located in the wilderness on Fish Creek, Mr. Holton brought all his family supplies from Defiance, and it required four days to make the journey.

Passage source: The County of Williams : a History of Williams County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Townships ; Also a Biographical Department, published 1905.

Daniel Farnham came in 1835. He was born in Windham county, Connecticut, in 1811. He was taken by his parents to Delaware county, N. Y., when but three years old, and there he remained until twenty-four, lumbering on the Susquehanna river, hauling logs in the winter and studying at night to augment the education he had received at a six months' term of school. In 1835, he wandered West and finally located in St. Joseph township. He worked at jobs for four months, and for four months clerked for Payne C. Parker, who was at that time trading quite extensively with the Indians. In 1836, Mr. Farnham returned to Delaware county, N. Y., and in the fall brought back to Williams county, hisi mother and sister. The following spring he began in the forest to clear up a farm, building a pioneer cabin and cultivating the ground until 1840, when he removed to Edgerton and engaged in the mercantile business, which occupied his attention the remainder of his life. He was justice of the peace for twelve years. His early experiences were interesting and varied, game in the beginning being the chief means of the family's subsistence. His trips to the mill for his first employer were made by ox teams, the distance

Benjamin Cornell, John Cornell and George Long came in 1838, and Judge Parker, as mentioned above, came two years earlier. The latter moved into the township from Defiance, where he had sold goods for a number of years previous. He first came up the river to trade with the Indians, but bought a large tract of land, built a house and then removed his family. He laid out at about that time the village of Denmark. It had its public square, storeroom, ashery and school house, and by 1840 was quite a village, being the first one in the township. George Long lived for many years on his farm three miles northwest of Edgerton. He did a mercantile business in part of his dwelling house as early as 1850, and for some years thereafter. He owned and cleared up a large farm on the Bellefontaine road and later removed to Edgerton, where he died in 1880. A Mr. Blair was also an early resident and resided at Blair's Corners, southwest of Edgerton, where he died in 1839 or 1840. He was one of the earliest settlers in that part of the township. John Skelton came into the township from Stark county in 1839 and settled In the northwestern part of the township. He died a number of years ago.

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 St. Joseph Township - it names this place 9 more 9 times.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 189 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 189 specimens collected within 10 miles of Edgerton between 1893 and 1971: 164 Animalia, 23 Fungi, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Anson A. Hinkley, Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley, Defiance College Ecology Class 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Coleosporium asterum (Dietel) Syd. & P.Syd.	1902	Kellerman, W.A.	Edgerton
Elimia livescens (Menke, 1830)	1916	Anson A. Hinkley	St. Joseph River, Edgerton, North America
Gomphus laurae (Williamson, 1932)	1946	H. Price	St. Joseph's River, St. Joseph Township, taken near mouth of Fish Creek
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)	1893	not recorded	Edgerton, Fish Lake
Apalone spinifera (Lesueur, 1827)	1893	not recorded	Edgerton
Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865	1893	P. Kirsch	St. Joseph River, Edgerton, Ohio
Lithobates clamitans (Latreille, 1801)	1893	not recorded	Edgerton, Fish Lake
Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818	1893	P. Kirsch	St. Joseph River, Edgerton, Ohio
Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877	1893	P. Kirsch	St. Joseph River, Edgerton, Ohio
Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820)	1893	P. Kirsch	St. Josephs River, Edgerton, Ohio
Aspidium Sw.	1895	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Florence
Coleosporium solidaginis (Schwein.) Thüm.	1902	W. A. Kellerman	Edgerton

All 189 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Edgerton: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Hoffman Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Weber Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Weber Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Williams County

Storms near this place

16 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgerton in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	1 killed	Local newspapers reported that a 18 year old male was killed as a result of strong winds blowing down a 12 foot high interior cinder block wall. The incident happened at a construction site at the Edgerton High School. No details were provided if the wall had been secured or was free standing.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	1 hurt, $200,000	An intense microburst with estimated winds at 100 mph was surveyed in the town of Edgerton. A large portion of the upper story of the old town hall building next to the fire department was blown in with loss of much of the roof. Debris from this structure damaged nearby vehicles and the flea market building across the street including a portion of the south-facing wall getting blown out. One person was injured at this location from falling debris. In addition, a freight container was blown off an intermodal train and there was significant tree damage in town. Wind damage path was about 3 miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$10,000	Williams County sheriff reported trees and power lines down. Some trees had fallen onto houses.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$5,000	Photos on Twitter show several large tree limbs down and one tree downed in Edgerton, intersection of North Michigan and Gas.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$5,000	County officials reported tree limbs down as well as a few power lines.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$5,000	Trees were downed, some on power lines.
May 2001	Tornado (F0)	Edgerton	$4,000	Brief touchdown damaged barn, some structural damage to house, tree snapped.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$1,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	$500	Few trees down near Edgerton.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	-	Emergency management officials reported a tree was blown down, bringing down an electrical line.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	-	Several large trees were blown down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Edgerton	-	Law enforcement reported power lines down in Edgerton.
March 2016	Hail	Edgerton	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	Edgerton	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	Edgerton	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	Edgerton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Williams 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Mina	2.0 miles	12
Valley Springs Addition	2.9 miles	12
Denmark (historical)	2.9 miles	12
Melbern	5.3 miles	12
Blakeslee	5.3 miles	13
West Buffalo (historical)	5.4 miles	13
Krohns Acres	7.0 miles	13
Durham Estates	7.2 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 Edgerton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2666993	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 1048691. 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.