Elmview, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Shawnee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45806. It stands on Little Ottawa River. The Survey maps it on the Cridersville 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
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.
- 1906 USGS Lima quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lima quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cridersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Cridersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Cridersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
In the 1885 county history
14,379 words on this townshipThe county history of 1885 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Shawnee Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Shawnee Township - 14,379 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 370 shownMuseums hold 370 specimens collected within 10 miles of Elmview between 1893 and 1975: 351 Animalia, 18 Fungi, 1 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by *ood, Almen N., Adler, K. K., Amstutz, K. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
![]() | Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819) | 1908 | Bureau of Fisheries | Auglaize River, Defiance |
![]() | Quadrula pustulosa (I.Lea, 1831) | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
![]() | Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) | 1893 | PH Kirsch | Sugar Creek, 2 miles north of Lima; Maumee River dr. |
![]() | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | Lost Creek, Lima, Ohio |
![]() | Lithobates pipiens (Schreber, 1782) | 1893 | not recorded | Lima, Sugar Creek |
![]() | Nerodia sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | not recorded | Lima, Sugar Creek |
![]() | Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) | 1893 | not recorded | Lima, Sugar Creek |
![]() | Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | not recorded | Lima, Sugar Creek |
![]() | Amanita frostiana (Peck) Sacc. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
![]() | Amanita rubescens Pers. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
![]() | Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam. | 1902 | C. W. Dawson | Lima |
All 370 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Elmview: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Lima Ohio Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Fouremans Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
3 since 2010The National Weather Service names Elmview in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmview | - | The public reported several trees blown down near Ft. Amanda Road and Alexandria Drive. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmview | - | Trained spotters estimated 80 mph wind gusts with multiple power lines down in the area. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmview | - | Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees and power lines down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Shawnee | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hume | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oakview | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Rousculp | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Yoder | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lima | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Kemp | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048704. 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.

























