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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Fryburg, Ohio

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pusheta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45895. The Survey maps it on the Wapakoneta quadrangle.

Fryburg within Auglaize County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Fryburg, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Fryburg, surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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 1880 county history

2,588 words on this township

The county history of 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Pusheta Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Pusheta Township - 2,588 words.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 813 shown

Museums hold 813 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fryburg between 1882 and 1970: 802 Animalia, 6 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Wetzstein, Adler, K. K., C L CLARK 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
Specimen of Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)1893not recordedAuglaize River, Wapakoneta [Wappakoneta]
Specimen of Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.1896Wetzstein, A.Fryburg.
A photograph of the species Recurvirostra americana, not of this specimenRecurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 17891882Uller, C. (Clem)St. Marys Res, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Alasmidonta viridis, not of this specimenAlasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Amblema plicata, not of this specimenAmblema plicata (Say, 1817)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Ameiurus nebulosus, not of this specimenAmeiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)1893P. KirschAnglaize Rver, Wapakaneta, Ohio
A photograph of the species Anodontoides ferussacianus, not of this specimenAnodontoides ferussacianus (I.Lea, 1834)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Cambarunio iris, not of this specimenCambarunio iris (I.Lea, 1829)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Campostoma anomalum, not of this specimenCampostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Fusconaia flava, not of this specimenFusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Hybopsis amblops, not of this specimenHybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta

All 813 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

6 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fryburg: 5 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Quality Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Quality Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No.8Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No.8Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Auglaize County

Storms nearby

8 since 2010

The National Weather Service names Fryburg in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2024Tornado (EF3)Fryburg2 hurt, $1,000,000The tornado began immediately east of Interstate 75, south of Wapakoneta, where it damaged a farm on the west side of Cemetery Road. Video shared on social media showed the tornado rapidly strengthened west of Glacier Hill Lakes RV Resort, causing significant damage to a grove of trees west of the resort. After crossing a field, the tornado moved through the center of the resort, lofting campers and snapping trees. Two individuals at the resort suffered injuries that required hospitalization. The tornado continued eastward toward Wapak-Freyburg Road and caused significant damage to the Resort clubhouse and residential homes on the west side of the road. The collective damage done to the trees and buildings within this corridor of damage justified wind estimates of 140 mph, EF-3. The tornado moved into an open field east of Wapak-Freyburg Road at an unknown intensity. ||Three-tenths of a mile south of Pusheta Road, the tornado caused significant tree damage to three separate groves of trees as it neared Town Line Road. Aerial images provided by the Auglaize County EMA/CERT confirmed the tornado was still strong, at least EF-2 strength, south of Pusheta Road. The tornado likely remained fairly strong as it impacted homes and outbuildings along Town Line Road, Ashburn Road, and Geyer Road. A brief weakening period, or narrowing of the tornado was observed near Geyer, where the tornado remained mainly over open fields. ||The next period of intensification occurred between State Route 65 and Valley Road. Damage to a few homes and outbuildings, along with significant damage to a few groves of trees confirmed this period of intensification. The tornado began to make a more significant southeast turn between Wrestle Creek Road and Valley Road. The strong, likely EF2 tornado continued to move southeastward and entered Logan County at 1843EST, just north of Santa Fe. ||The tornado continued east-southeast across much of Logan County before ending at 1916EST, 3 miles west-southwest of West Mansfield.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFryburg$40,000One barn was destroyed and another damaged due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A wheat field was damaged due to debris that blew into the field. Nearby, the house had damage to the siding.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFryburg$4,000Several trees were downed along State Route 219 north of Botkins.
May 2019Flash FloodFryburg$2,000A person had to be rescued from their car due to rapidly rising water.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFryburg-The gust was measured by a Highway Department weather station.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFryburg-The gust was measured by a home weather station.
May 2012Heavy RainFryburg-Field flooding occurred due to heavy rainfall.
July 2017HailFryburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Auglaize 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
Colonial Estates3.9 miles15
Slater4.1 miles14
Wapakoneta4.3 miles15
Saint Johns4.5 miles14
Geyer4.5 miles14
Gutman5.6 miles14
Pusheta Town (historical)5.6 miles15
Sherwood Forest6.3 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1058163. 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.