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Fieldstone, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43004. The Survey maps it on the New Albany quadrangle.

Fieldstone within Franklin County

Then and now

1902 to 1966

The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fieldstone, surveyed 1966
Topographic sheet of Fieldstone, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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.

In the county-history sources

402 words on this township

History of Franklin County [Ohio]:, published 1858 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 402 words.

Fires near this place

2 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Fieldstone between 2009 and 2012, burning about 2 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/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 April 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 April 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 1,633 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,633 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fieldstone between 1840 and 1975: 1,450 Animalia, 158 Plantae, 25 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. P. Morgan, Auten, BALES, B. R. 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Ceratodon purpureus, not of this specimenCeratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.1840W. S. SullivantColumbus
Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
A photograph of the species Anoectangium ciliatum, not of this specimenAnoectangium ciliatum (Hedw.) Schwägr.1842Sullivant, W.S.Columbus
Anomodon rostratus (Hedw.) Schimp.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
Archidium ohioense Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
Astomum muhlenbergianum (Sw.) Grout1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
A photograph of the species Atrichum undulatum, not of this specimenAtrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P.Beauv.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
A photograph of the species Aulacomnium heterostichum, not of this specimenAulacomnium heterostichum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
A photograph of the species Aulacomnium palustre, not of this specimenAulacomnium palustre (Hedw.) Schwägr.1842W. S. SullivantColumbus
A photograph of the species Ameiurus melas, not of this specimenAmeiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)1897R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonMasons Run, Franklin County, Ohio
A photograph of the species Ameiurus natalis, not of this specimenAmeiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819)1897R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonAlum Creek, Franklin County, Ohio
A photograph of the species Ammocrypta pellucida, not of this specimenAmmocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863)1897R. Osburn & E. WilliamsonBlack Lick, Franklin County, Ohio

All 1,633 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fieldstone: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blacklick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Blacklick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Claycraft No 4 & 5 PitsClayProducer
Claycraft PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Franklin 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Estates At Fieldstone0.2 miles12
Royal Elm0.2 miles12
Morrison Farms0.4 miles12
Willow Brook Crossing0.5 miles12
Waggoner Trace0.7 miles12
Havenswood0.7 miles12
Waggoner Chase0.7 miles12
Asbury Heights1.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2771224. 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.