Fairview, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45142. It stands on South Fork Dodson Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Market quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 69 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
13 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.
- 1917 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS New Market quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
2 since 2007The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Fairview between 2007 and 2012, burning about 135 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 February 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 599 shownMuseums hold 599 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fairview between 1895 and 1973: 532 Animalia, 39 Plantae, 28 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 14521, A. Braun, Adams, J. (Joe) & Hutchins, E. (Edward) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Aecidium asterum Schwein. | 1895 | F.L. Stevens | |
![]() | Puccinia podophylli Schwein. | 1895 | F. L. Stevens | Highland County |
![]() | Phyllachora luteomaculata (Schwein.) Orton | 1939 | 14521 | The Seven Caves, along the Rocky Fork of Paint Creek |
![]() | Dizygopleura Ulrich & Bassler, 1923 (fossil) | 1921 | Bucher & E. Ulrich | .5mi W Of Sinking Spring (Thin Cherty Layer In Lower Part Of Bisher Member) |
![]() | Cladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng. | 1923 | Braun, E. Lucy | Klock's Crossing |
![]() | Cephalozia curvifolia (Dicks.) Dumort. | 1924 | M. A. Taylor | |
![]() | Cololejeunea biddlecomiae (Austin ex Pearson) A.Evans | 1924 | M. A. Taylor | |
![]() | Conocephalum conicum (L.) Underw. | 1924 | M. A. Taylor | |
![]() | Lophocolea heterophylla (Schrad.) Dumort. | 1924 | M. A. Taylor | |
![]() | Reboulia hemisphaerica (L.) Raddi | 1924 | M. A. Taylor | |
![]() | Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 | 1926 | not recorded | |
![]() | Notropis volucellus volucellus | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | water unknown, #1 Highland Co, n/a, township n/a |
All 599 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fairview: 3 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruggles Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highland Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highland Stone Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| New Vienna Mill & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| New Vienna Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
4 since 2008The National Weather Service names Fairview in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Fairview | $40,000 | The tornado started near the intersection of Danville Road and Roush Road. Numerous trees were damaged on the west side of Danville Road. A house had some roof damage and broken windows. The tornado then crossed Danville Road, heading east down Roush Road. The strongest damage was found at a residence on the north side of Roush Road where an outbuilding sustained roof damage. Multiple trees at the same property were also damaged or uprooted. The circulation weakened as it continued east along Roush road and eventually dissipated east of Kesler Road. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Fairview | $3,000 | US Route 50 was flooded near the intersection with Danville Road. Beechwood and Clear Creek Roads were also flooded. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Fairview | - | High water was reported over a portion of U.S. 50 near Hillsboro. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Fairview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Allensburg | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hoagland | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shackleton | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Willettsville | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sharpsville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Luttleton (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lynchburg | 4.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064634. 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.
























