Frank, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Thompson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44811. The Survey maps it on the Flat Rock quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 71 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
12 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.
- 1915 USGS Siam quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Siam quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flat Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Flat Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Flat Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 32 shownMuseums hold 32 specimens collected within 10 miles of Frank between 1911 and 1969: 25 Animalia, 6 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C A Foster, Caldwell, Collector(s): R. F. Lozin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Botrychium dissectum Spreng. | 1969 | Jones, G.T. | In moist deciduous woods. Thompson Twp., 1 mi. n. of West Lodi. |
![]() | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | 1969 | Jones, G.T. | In moist deciduous woods Thompson Twp., 3 mi. w. of Flat Rock. |
![]() | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1969 | Jones, G.T. | in swampy deciduous woods Thompson Twp., 4 miles west of Flat Rock. |
![]() | Butorides virescens virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1911 | Collector(s): R. F. Lozin | Attica |
![]() | Molothrus ater ater (Boddaert, 1783) | 1911 | Rolla F. Lozier | Attica, 1 mile South of |
![]() | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1911 | R. Lozier | Attica, 1/2 miles south of |
![]() | Zonotrichia melodia melodia Stotz et al., 1996 | 1911 | Rolla F. Lozier | Attica |
![]() | Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs, 1898 | 1912 | R. Lozier | 2 Miles Southwest of Attica |
![]() | Esox vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Honey Creek, near Attica, ~0.9 mi SW of Attica, Venice township |
![]() | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Honey Creek, near Attica, ~0.9 mi SW of Attica, Venice township |
![]() | Notropis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Honey Creek, near Attica, ~0.9 mi SW of Attica, Venice township |
| Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. | 1933 | R. F. Dawson | Attica |
All 32 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Frank: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Flat Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bellevue Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Northern Ohio Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomsontown (historical) | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Reedtown | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Flat Rock | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Fireside | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Omar | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| West Lodi | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cooper | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Attica Junction | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064672. 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.






















