Erhart, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Litchfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44256. The Survey maps it on the Mallet Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
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.
- 1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mallet Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mallet Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mallet Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mallet Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mallet Creek quadrangle1:24000
In the 1861 county history
1,321 words on this townshipThe county history of 1861 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Litchfield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Litchfield Township - 1,321 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 335 shownMuseums hold 335 specimens collected within 10 miles of Erhart between 1884 and 1975: 293 Animalia, 24 Plantae, 16 Fungi, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Roberts, Ashcroft, G.B.; O. Berea, B Zahuranec & party 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1890 | not recorded | |
![]() | Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link | 1894 | Watson, J.R. | Medina Co. |
![]() | Nesaea verticillata (L.) Kunth | 1896 | Watson,J.R. s.n. [1896-08] | [label: North Ohio Flora. J.R. Watson, Berea, O.] Liverpool, Medina Co. [Medina County] |
![]() | Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758 | 1884 | unknown | Medina |
![]() | Halictus confusus confusus | 1885 | H. E. Summers | Medina |
![]() | Lilium canadense L. | 1888 | E. Barrick | Chatham |
![]() | Aleurodiscus oakesii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Cooke | 1894 | F. D. Kelsey | Penfield |
![]() | Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. | 1894 | F. D. Kelsey | Penfield |
![]() | Lobaria amplissima (Scop.) Forssell | 1894 | Francis D Kelsey | Penfield |
![]() | Mnium stellare Hedw. | 1894 | F. D. Kelsey | Penfield |
![]() | Mycosphaerella macularis (Fr.) J.Schröt. | 1894 | Kelsey F. D. | Penfield |
![]() | Rhodobryum ontariense (Kindb.) Paris | 1894 | F. D. Kelsey | Penfield |
All 335 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
4 since 2008The National Weather Service names Erhart in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Erhart | $50,000 | An EF0 tornado entered Medina County from Lorain County about 0.3 miles north of the intersection of Neff Road and Erhart Road. As the tornado continued moving southeastward, large hardwood tree branches were snapped at the intersection of Spieth Road and Lester Road along Mallet Creek. At a nearby farm on Lester Road, about 0.5 miles south of Spieth Road, a small outbuilding lost its roof panels. The EF0 tornado traveled farther southeastward and as it entered Medina, large hardwood tree branches were broken at the intersection of West Smith Road and South Huntington Street, while minor roof damage occurred at a plaza along the north side of Lafayette Road, between South Huntington Street and South Elmwood Street. The tornado dissipated at the intersection of Wadsworth Road and Smokerise Drive in Medina, where softwood trees were uprooted. No fatalities or injuries occurred. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhart | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhart | - | Large tree uprooted in Litchfield, just east of OH-83. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Erhart | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lester | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Franks Corner | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Litchfield | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Mallet Creek | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Valley City | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pliny (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Abbeyville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Valley City Station | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056278. 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.

























